Comic Title: Batman #30
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Aug/Sep 1945
Approx. On Sale Date: June 13, 1945 Copyright Date June 11, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: "While the City Sleeps"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman #236 (1971)
Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told HC (1990)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7 HC (2011)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #30; next appearance in Batman #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #30; next appearance in Batman #30)

Villain(s)

• Hush-Hush Bodin and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Joe Jones and Ann Dayton (a reformed crook and his girlfriend; no further appearances)
• Dan Shawn (a radio DJ; no further appearances)
• An unnamed cleaning woman (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While on patrol, Batman and Robin interrupt Joe Jones, a former crook, returning his stolen loot to the owners. Joe admits to stealing the money, but he has been convinced to go straight by his girl friend. Batman is pleased that Joe had reformed, but Joe's former boss Hush-Hush Bodin tries to take back the loot. Joe is shot in the fight, so Batman takes him to the hospital.

Batman promises Joe to return the rest of the stolen loot, but Hush-Hush strikes again. He takes the money from Batman, then tries to finish off Joe. Batman and Robin stop Hush-Hush and his gang, and finally return all the stolen money.