Comic Title: Batman #23
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: April 12, 1944 Copyright Date April 9, 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: "Damsel in Distress"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
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 Batman #23; next appearance in Batman #23)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #23; next appearance in Batman #23)

Villain(s)

• Bugs Conklin and his gang (Jitters named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Marjory Davenport and Dr. Davenport (a school girl and a surgeon; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Wounded gangster Bugs Conklin kidnaps Dr. Davenport, a surgeon. To ensure that Davenport cooperates, the crooks also kidnap Davenport's daughter Marjory. Dick Grayson notices Marjory's absence when he attempts to pick her up for a date. Dr. Davenport slips a coded message to Dick to bring help.

Dick contacts Batman, then tries to rescue Marjory as Robin. He fails and Batman is captured too, but Robin breaks free. He gives Batman enough time to recover, then together they apprehend Bugs and his gang. Marjory and her father are saved, but Marjory is now enamored with Robin instead of Dick.