Comic Title: Detective Comics #118
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: October 25, 1946 Copyright Date October 23, 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: "The Royal Flush Crimes"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: Howard Sherman

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #38; next appearance in Detective Comics #119)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #38; next appearance in Detective Comics #119)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #37; next appearance in Batman #40)
• Joker's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Harley Cottonworth, Diamond Jack Barnes, Roxane Wilder, Rupert Dazel, Eddie Hoyle, and Mr. Vane (a dime store owner, a baseball tycoon, a beauty queen, the match king, an air force ace, and a ranch guest; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker decides to base his next crime wave on a royal flush. Each of his victim is chosen to correspond with a playing card from a royal flush. Batman catches on to Joker's pattern and prevents some of the robberies. When Joker tries to escape, Batman rounds him up, completing the royal flush at the Diamond X Dude Ranch, owned by ex-Air Force Ace Eddie Hoyle.