Comic Title: Batman #4
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Winter 1941
On Sale Date: January 13, 1941 Newsstand Date January 13, 1941
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #48, Page 14,
Superman #9, Page 49

Copyright Date January 15, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2007)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #4; next appearance in Batman #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #4; next appearance in Batman #4)

Villain(s)

• Thatch and his gang (gangsters; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Horn and Stanley (a businessman and his secretary; no further appearances)
• Mr. Cowden (a bankrupt man; no further appearances)
• Elaine and two admirers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Members of a yacht club are hijacked at sea by a pirate ship. The passengers manage to send a message about the attack, but only Batman takes it seriously. The Dynamic Duo board the yacht and battle the pirate gang, enlisting the aid of some of the passengers. After the pirates are defeated, the leader of the gang, who was disguised as Blackbeard, is revealed to be Thatch, a notorious gangster. He had intended to hold the passengers for ransom.