Comic Title: Detective Comics #240
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1957
Approx. On Sale Date: December 24, 1956 Copyright Date December 22, 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 Batman"
Pages: 12

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

Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #105; next appearance in Batman #106)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #105; next appearance in Batman #106)

Villain(s)

• Burt Wever and his henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A Gotham City district attorney (no further appearances)
• Smitty and Ryan (police officers; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Police follow an escaping crook into a building and discover a Bat-Cave underneath. Inside this Bat-Cave they find loot from various cases Batman has worked on and records implicating the Caped Crusader. Batman is soon arrested as a thief.

Though Batman claims innocence, every time he tries to prove himself, he only appears more guilty. The man behind the frame-up is Burt Wever, a broadcaster and crime syndicate chieftain. Batman appears in court to defend himself, and unmasks himself as Wever. The real Wever then blurts out the truth about the frame-up. The district attorney then admits he knew Batman was innocent; he worked with Batman to expose Wever and clear the name of the Caped Crusader.