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: "A Greater Detective Than Batman"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Jim Mooney

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #56; next appearance in Detective Comics #154)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #56; next appearance in Detective Comics #154)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #56; next appearance in Detective Comics #154)
• Vicki Vale (last appearance in Detective Comics #152; next appearance in Detective Comics #155)

Villain(s)

• Specs Rose (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jack Starr (a crime reporter; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Criminal Specs Rose robs a safe, but is forced to abandon his loot when crime reporter Jack Starr quickly interprets a clue that was left behind. The insurance company is pleased with Starr and asks him to help after Rose's next robbery instead of Batman.

Batman continues his own pursuit of Specs, but he has to abandon the chase on multiple occasions to protect Vicki Vale. Meanwhile, Starr has helped find much of the stolen loot.

Batman realizes that Specs is intentionally leaving most of the loot behind. He is keeping only particular items which he intends to use for a bigger robbery. Batman deduces Rose's target, a train carrying a large currency shipment. Batman saves the train and apprehends Specs. Starr then admits that Batman is the better detective.