Comic Title: Batman #58
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: February 10, 1950 Copyright Date February 8, 1950
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1950
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 State-Bird Crimes"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: William Woolfolk
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #45; next appearance in Batman #58)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #103; next appearance in Batman #58)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #56; next appearance in Batman #61)
• Two unnamed henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Marin (head of the Birdlovers' Society; no further appearances)
• Mark Jason and Mr. Sellars (an art dealer and a buyer; no further appearances)
• Jon Harmon and James Lane (an impersonator and the owner of a blimp line; no further appearances)
• Morley Kells and William Whiting (the owner of a construction company and an organ manufacturer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Penguin is paroled from prison and tries to enter the penguin as a state bird in a Birdlovers' Society. When the members mock him, the Penguin vows to get revenge. He begins robbing the members of the club using crimes based on the state birds from each member's home state.

Batman and Robin try to stop the Penguin, but he gets away several times. The heroes split up to guard different club members. Robin is captured when the Penguin steals from Morley Kells. When he is later confronted by Batman at an organ manufacturing plant, the Penguin uses the Boy Wonder as a hostage. Batman is able to stop the crook anyway with the aid of a giant organ.