Comic Title: Batman #49
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: August 13, 1948 Copyright Date August 11, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: "Batman's Arabian Nights"
Pages: 12

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

Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #49; next appearance in Detective Comics #140)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #49; next appearance in Detective Comics #140)
• Carter Nichols (last appearance in Detective Comics #136; next appearance in Batman #52)

Villain(s)

• The Crier (an arab thief; resembles the Joker; no further appearances)
• The Crier's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Haroun Al-Raschid (a caliph; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne finds an arabian rug at auction with a picture resembling the Joker on it. He joins Dick Grayson on a trip into the past with Professor Nichols's help to discover the story behind the rug. Bruce and Dick arrive in Bagdad which is being terrorized by a criminal called the Crier. The villain resembles the Joker, only he cries instead of laughs. Batman and Robin apprehend the criminal and prevent a mass panic when the Crier makes the residents believe a volcano is erupting. Finally, Batman discovers that a rug in the Crier's possession has his picture on it. This rug is the one Bruce found at the auction.