Comic Title: Detective Comics #92
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: August 23, 1944 Copyright Date August 19, 1944
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Hard-Working Hoodlum"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Air Wave (of Earth-2)

Artist: George Roussos

Feature Character(s)

• Air Wave (last appearance in Detective Comics #91; next appearance in Detective Comics #93)

Villain(s)

• Hard-Working Herman and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed police chief (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While in prison Hasty Herman decides that he will become the hardest working crook in the business. When he is released from jail Herman and his gang train to become better crooks. Herman also advises the gang to strike out of town, so that Air Wave won't interfere.

On their first job, they break into the house of an out-of-town police chief to rob his sage. Coincidentally, Air Wave is discussing the safe with the chief during the robbery. Using his radio, Air Wave tunes in on the safe and hears Herman's drill. Despite Herman's attempts to thwart his opponent, Air Wave prevails and sends Herman back to prison.