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 Brand of a Hero"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #58; next appearance in Batman #58)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #58; next appearance in Batman #58)
• Carter Nichols (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #42; next appearance in Batman #59)

Villain(s)

• Joaquin Murieta and his bandits (Vasquez named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Rex Spears and his great grandfather (no further appearances)
• Lorenzo Bagg and his ancestor (no further appearances)
• An unnamed sheriff (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are sent back in time to 1854 by Professor Nichols in order to discover what happened to the lost treasure of Rex Spears, the ancestor of Bruce's friend. They discover that Spears and young orphan Lorenzo Bagg are transporting the money by stagecoach. Bandits attack the coach forcing Spears to retreat into a canyon. The former prospector is fatally bitten by a rattlesnake. Before dying he buried the treasure in the canyon. Batman and Robin then see an avalanche which covers the area.

When Bruce and Dick return to their own time, they are able to remember the location of the treasure. They then aid the ancestors of Spears and Bagg to uncover the money and the will of Rex Spears.