Comic Title: Detective Comics #81
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: September 24, 1943 Copyright Date September 21, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Cavalier of Crime"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 3 HC (1994)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB (2011)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #80; next appearance in Batman #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #80; next appearance in Batman #20)

Villain(s)

• Cavalier (Mortimer Drake; real name not revealed in this story; next appearance in Batman #22)
• Cavalier's men (Jennings named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A youngster and his father (no further appearances)
• Berry Berrigan (a sporting goods store owner; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin witness a swordsman steal a baseball from a young boy. When they attempt to stop him, he announces he is the Cavalier, a crook with chivalry. The Cavalier knocks out Robin and escapes, leading Batman on a trail around Gotham. Batman eventually finds the crook robbing the safe of a sporting goods store. Batman successfully stops the theft, but the Cavalier eludes capture.