Comic Title: Detective Comics #232
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: April 26, 1956 Copyright Date April 24, 1956
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1956
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: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Outlaw Who Played Batman"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #100; next appearance in Detective Comics #233)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #100; next appearance in Detective Comics #233)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #99; next appearance in Batman #101)

Villain(s)

• Bart Davis and his gang (Lefty named; no further appearances)
• Beaver Gaff (a hijacker; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Herb Denison and his brother-in-law (no further appearances)
• Ned and Will Hambling (screenwriters; no further appearances)
• Beggs and H. Wilson (chief of studio security and a studio executive; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman helps to cast Bart Davis as the acotr in the next Batman movie. Davis is a criminal who uses the authentic Batman equipment to scare and rob other crooks. Batman knows that Davis is a crook and is using him to learn the location of stolen armored car money. When Batman learns the location through a hidden microphone, he closes in on Davis and recovers the loot. Davis nearly unmasks the Caped Crusaders, but Batman prevails, guarding his secret identity, and apprehending Davis.