Comic Title: Batman #55
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: August 10, 1949 Copyright Date August 8, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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: "The Bandit of the Bells"
Pages: 12

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

Penciller: Bob Kane
Artist: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman #198 (1968)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #55; next appearance in Detective Comics #152)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #55; next appearance in Detective Comics #152)

Villain(s)

• The Gong (Ed Peale; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Henry Morton (a train conductor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Haunted by bells his entire life Ed Peale decides to turn to crime and make the bells help him. Calling himself the Gong, Peale soon stages several robberies which bring him to the attention of Batman. The Caped Crusader is unable to stop the Gong during their first meeting, but a clue leads him to the town of Hicksburg.

In Hicksburg, the Gong tries to steal a giant bell loaded with gold. Batman interrupts the robbery and finds the stolen bell. The Gong tries to escape and is cornered in an alley. Batman uses the bell sounds in a nearby shooting gallery to drive the Gong into surrender.