Comic Title: Batman #5
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Spring 1941
On Sale Date: April 15, 1941 Newsstand Date April 15, 1941
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #51, Page 64

Copyright Date April 16, 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
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Book of Enchantment"
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. 2 HC (1995)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2007)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)
Batman (Facsimile Edition) #5 (2024)
Batman (Facsimile Edition) #5 [Variant A] (2024)
Batman (Facsimile Edition) #5 [Variant B] (2024)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #5; next appearance in Batman #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #5; next appearance in Batman #5)

Villain(s)

• Gruel, Burn, Freeze, a dragon, two giants, and several of Gruel’s minions (evil citizens of Fairyland; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Anderson and Enid (an inventor and his daughter; no further appearances)
• Father Time, Simple Simon, and Humpty Dumpty (citizens of Fairyland; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin are sent to Fairyland by an inventor who has created a machine that can transport people into stories from books. The Dynamic Duo meet a variety of fictional characters in their travels through the world, while they search for the inventor’s daughter, Enid. They locate the girl, who has been taken prisoner by the Black Witch, Gruel. Batman and Robin defeat Gruel and her minions and return to the real world before they have remained too long, forcing them to become permanent residents of Fairyland.