Comic Title: Detective Comics #123
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: March 26, 1947 Copyright Date March 24, 1947
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 Dawn Patrol Crimes"
Pages: 12

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

Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Ray Burnley

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 6 HC (2005)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #122; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #28)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #68; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #28)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #122; next appearance in Batman #41)

Villain(s)

• The Shiner (aka Smythe; a radium plant manager; no further appearances)
• Blacky Cain and Limpy (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Dawn Patrol (pilots of antique aircraft; Mart Morris, Eddy, and Sam named; no further appearances)
• Mr. Ross (owner of a radium company; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman is called to help track a gang of thieves stealing radium from the Ross Radium Company. While trailing a suspicious plant worker, Batman is nearly killed. He later confronts the worker, Limpy, and learns that the man is part of the gang.

Batman disguises himself as Limpy and infiltrates the gang. He is discovered and left to die in a burning building. Robin helps him escape. Then the two get help from a group of antique aircraft pilots to track down the gang leaders. When the gang is rounded up, Batman exposes the gang boss as Smythe the radium company manager.