Comic Title: Batman #56
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: October 12, 1949 Copyright Date October 10, 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: "Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: David Vern Reed
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman #193 (1967)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #43; next appearance in Batman #56)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #99; next appearance in Batman #56)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #99; next appearance in Batman #56)

Villain(s)

• Bat-Hombre (Luis Peralda; no further appearances)
• El Papagayo and his gang (Felipe, Pancho, Carlos, and Louie named; no further appearances)
• Toto (a parrot; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jose Camaran (president of Mantegua; no further appearances)
• Colonel Morenos (no further appearances)
• Bat-Horse (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman honors the request of President Camaran of Mantegua to visit his country and train a Bat-Hombre to fight the bandit gang of El Papagayo. Batman begins screening candidates, but he finds it difficult to locate a man with the physical and mental abilities needed to become Bat-Hombre.

Finally Batman chooses Luis Peralda, the man best suited for the job. However, Peralda is a member of El Papagayo's gang. As training begins, Batman realizes that the man is a crook. He has Peralda arrested, then takes his place as Bat-Hombre. Batman and Robin then find and defeat El Papagayo and his gang.