Comic Title: Batman #19
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: August 11, 1943 Copyright Date August 7, 1943
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: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Case of the Timid Lion"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 HC (2007)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB (2011)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #19; next appearance in Batman #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #19; next appearance in Batman #19)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Detective Comics #76; next appearance in Batman #20)
• Joker's henchmen (no further appearances)
• Mr. Lyon and his henchmen (Mulligan named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Fish and Mr. Fox (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker is framed for putting men with animal names into cages. Mr. Lyon receives a threat, forcing him to hire a bodyguard. However, Lyon is the man behind the crimes and is using the threat to enable him to commit a robbery.

Joker becomes angry over the frame-up, so he follows Lyon. Batman also follows Mr. Lyon and runs into the Joker. Both Joker and Lyon get away the first time, but Batman tries again. During their next encounter Joker captures Batman and Lyon and puts them into a lion cage. Batman escapes, and both Joker and Lyon are apprehended.