Comic Title: Detective Comics #153
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: September 21, 1949 Copyright Date September 19, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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 Flying Batman"
Pages: 12

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

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 Star Spangled Comics #98; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #43)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #98; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #43)
• Commissioner Gordon (dream appearance)

Villain(s)

• Slits Danton (no further appearances)
• Danton's gang (dream appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Carl Wilde (an expert on bats; no further appearances)

Comments:
Most of this story takes place only in Batman's dream.

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin attend a symposium on bats conducted by Professor Carl Wilde. During the conference they spot Slits Danton an escaped criminal in the crowd. When Batman tries to capture Danton, the crook shoots his bat-rope causing the Caped Crusader to fall.

Batman recovers from the fall after Danton has escaped. Professor Wilde then gives him a pair of artificial bat wings that enable him to fly. Using the new wings Batman is able to track down and capture Danton.

Batman then wakes up in the auditorium where he fell. His use of the bat wings was only a dream he had while unconscious. While he was knocked out, Robin captured Danton. Wilde's bat wings are still just an experiment and don't really work.