Comic Title: Detective Comics #111
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: March 22, 1946 Copyright Date March 19, 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
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Coaltown, U.S.A."
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 #110; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #22)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #110; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #22)

Villain(s)

• Julius Reed and his hired men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Miss Emma Dodd (a school teacher; no further appearances)
• Jack McGraw and Sally (a miner and his daughter; no further appearances)
• Todd Reed (son of a mine owner; no further appearances)
• The residents of Coaltown (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mine owner Julius Reed refuses to install safety devices in his mine. When a cave-in occurs, Batman and Robin assist in the rescue efforts. The miners and the Dynamic Duo try to convince Reed to install new safety equipment. He stubbornly refuses, until they trap him in the mine. After experiencing the mine firsthand, Reed decides to install the new equipment and retire, leaving control of the mine to his son.