Comic Title: Detective Comics #109
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: January 23, 1946 Copyright Date January 21, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The House That Jokes Built"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 5 HC (2001)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #108; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #108; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #21)
• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Batman #33; next appearance in Batman #34)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #32; next appearance in Detective Comics #114)

Other Character(s)

• Herbert Swail and Titus Drumm (an investment broker and a rich man; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker returns with more joke-inspired robberies. Batman and Robin try to stop one of the crimes, but Robin is captured. Joker then leaves clues for Batman to follow into traps. Batman escapes the traps and is led to the Joker's house, where he too is captured. Joker tries to hang Batman, but Robin is able to save him. The Caped Crusader then recaptures the Joker.