Comic Title: Batman #39
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: December 13, 1946 Copyright Date December 11, 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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Frightened People"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Ray Burnley

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #26; next appearance in Batman #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #26; next appearance in Batman #39)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #119; next appearance in Batman #39)

Villain(s)

• Roger Ryall (an underworld chieftan; alias Milton Reilly; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Ryall's gang (Charlie, Joe, and Blackie named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Richter (a psychoanalyst; no further appearances)
• John West, Hilda Granville, and Raymond Troxel (a retired banker, society matron, and a former big game hunter; no further appearances)
• Grant Young (tinware manufacturer; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Charles Templer and Miss Perkins (a stockbroker and his assistant; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Gang chief Roger Ryall visits a psychiatrist to help overcome his fear of cats. Seeing fear as a means to enact crimes, Roger steals the doctor's files. He takes the information about the fears of patients and uses it to extort money from them.

Batman learns about the death of Grant Young following a meeting with Ryall. Dr. Richter, Ryall's psychiatrist, comes forward and tells Batman about the stolen files. Batman is then able to predict Ryall's next target. Batman and Robin then use cats to scare Ryall into surrendering. The crook has a heart attack and dies, but Batman rounds up his gang.