Comic Title: Batman #37
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: August 9, 1946 Copyright Date August 7, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: "Hollywood Hoax"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 8 HC (2013)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #37; next appearance in Batman #37)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #37; next appearance in Batman #37)

Villain(s)

• E.J. Loring (a film director; no further appearances)
• Three hired hoodlums (Sluggsy named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Stephen Morgan (president of Mammoth Pictures; no further appearances)
• A female reporter (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While Batman is in Hollywood shooting an anti-crime movie, crooks steal the film cannister containing a new movie produced by the studio. The crooks try to blackmail the studio for the film. Batman plans a trap for the crooks, but it fails. However, he does recover the film. Learning it is a flop, Batman suspects the director was involved in the theft. He gains proof against the director, then apprehends him along with his hired thieves.