Comic Title: Batman #22
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: February 9, 1944 Copyright Date February 5, 1944
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Duped Domestics"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman #255 (1974)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 HC (2010)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 6 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #13; next appearance in Batman #22)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #13; next appearance in Batman #22)
• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Batman #21; next appearance in Batman #22)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #20; next appearance in Batman #22)

Villain(s)

• Catwoman (uses the alias Belinda in this story; last appearance in Batman #15; next appearance in Batman #35)
• Catwoman's gang (Craven named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Bottom (a butler; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Alfred has fallen in love with the maid of a nearby socialite. He is so smitten that he begins neglecting his household duties. When he meets the maid, he tries to impress her by telling her that he is a close friend of Batman. When she demands proof, Alfred returns to Wayne Manor for a spare Batman costume. He then tricks the maid into believing that he is Batman. However, the maid is really Catwoman, so she captures him.

The real Batman and Robin deduce the maid's true identity from a poem Alfred has written. They realize Catwoman is using the servants of the wealthy to gain information for robberies. As Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, Batman and Robin visit the house they suspect Catwoman is using. They too are captured and reunited with Alfred.

While Catwoman robs Wayne Manor Alfred, Bruce, and Dick escape. The real Batman and Robin stop Catwoman's gang. Catwoman herself nearly escapes, until she happens across Alfred, who is still disguised as Batman. Alfred gives Catwoman a spanking, then turns her over to police.