Comic Title: Batman #25
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: August 9, 1944 Copyright Date August 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: "Knights of Knavery"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Jack Burnley
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Wanted, the World's Most Dangerous Villains #2 (1972)
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told HC (1988)
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told TPB (1989)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 HC (2010)
Joker:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2014)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 6 TPB (2020)
DC's Wanted:The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #15; next appearance in Batman #25)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #15; next appearance in Batman #25)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #15; next appearance in Batman #25)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Detective Comics #91; next appearance in Batman #28)
• Penguin (last appearance in Detective Comics #87; next appearance in Batman #27)
• Various henchmen (Needles named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Van Landorpf (a wealthy woman; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After being captured by Batman, the Penguin is sent to prison where he shares a cell with the Joker. The two crooks each claim to be the best in town and a rivalry begins. They escape from prison then compete to steal a valuable emerald.

Batman plans a trap for them using the emerald as bait. Both crooks fall into the trap, but manage to escape. After the incident, the crooks decide to join forces against the Batman.

The Joker-Penguin alliance proves a successful venture. The police and Batman are both unable to keep up with the crooks. Batman and Robin are eventually captured, but an argument enuses between the crooks. Batman plays the crooks off each other allowing him time to escape. Then he and Robin apprehend both crooks and send them back to jail where they vow to work alone on future crimes.