Comic Title: Batman #15
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1943
On Sale Date: December 11, 1942 Newsstand Date December 11, 1942
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #71, Page 14

Copyright Date December 8, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Loneliest Men in the World"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman #239 (1972)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 HC (2003)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 8 TPB (2009)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 4 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #15; next appearance in Detective Comics #72)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #15; next appearance in Detective Comics #72)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #15; next appearance in Detective Comics #72)

Villain(s)

• Dirk Dagner and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ben Botts and Mr. Zang (a doorman and his boss; no further appearances)
• Link Chesney (a humorist; no further appearances)
• Tom Wicks (a lighthouse keeper; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin decide to bring Christmas cheer to the loneliest men in Gotham City. Before they leave they visit Commissioner Gordon, who is releasing gangster Dirk Dagner due to lack of evidence. Dagner overhears Batman's plans and makes some of his own.

Batman visits Ben Botts, the doorman at a swanky club. Batman invites him in to a party and his boss gives him a raise. Dagner shows up to rob the party guests. Botts lends an assist to Batman and Robin, but the crooks escape.

Next Batman drops in on humorist Link Chesney. Chesney feels that his fans forget him and is lonely. Dagner again drops in and captures both Dagner and Batman. He leaves them in a deathtrap, then leaves for another robbery. Batman escapes the trap, then arranges a phone call for Chesney and his fans.

Batman leaves for a lighthouse where Dagner has gone. The crook has shut off the light, so a cargo ship will crash on the rocks. Batman arrives in time to stop Dagner and save the ship. He then brings good cheer to the lighthouse keeper Tom Wicks.