Comic Title: Detective Comics #139
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: July 21, 1948 Copyright Date July 19, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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 Crimes of Jade"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 7 HC (2008)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #138; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #36)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #84; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #36)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #84; next appearance in Batman #49)

Villain(s)

• Nick Baily and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ling Ho (a Chinatown detective; no further appearances)
• Ho's father (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed geologist (no further appearances)
• Shing Far (mayor of Chinatown; behind-the-scenes; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A supply of rare jade is found in Wyoming. When a shipment to Gotham City is stolen, Batman joins Chinatown detective Ling Ho to track down the crooks. Ho's father is murdered by the thieves to cover their crimes. Batman suspects that the crooks are hiding the stolen jade with a shipment of imported Chinese jade. The trail leads to Chinatown mayor Shing Far, whom Batman exposes as Nick Baily in disguise. Batman, Robin, and Ling Ho then wrap up the case.