Comic Title: Batman #7
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1941
On Sale Date: August 13, 1941 Newsstand Date August 13, 1941
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #55, Page 27

Copyright Date August 8, 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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: (Wanted: Practical Jokers)
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. 4 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 Detective Comics #55; next appearance in Batman #7)

Guest Star(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #55; next appearance in Batman #7)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #6; next appearance in Batman #7)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #5; next appearance in Batman #8)
• Four unnamed pranksters and Henry Verne (Joker's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Duke Michael and two aides (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
The Joker recruits several practical jokers and blackmails them into working for him. The pranksters pull pranks which distract police and Batman from the Joker’s real crimes. The Clown Prince of Crime can’t resist gloating though and gives Batman a clue to his next job. The Dynamic Duo solve Joker’s riddle and manage to stop the crook, but once again Joker escapes incarceration by falling to his apparent death.