Comic Title: Batman #4
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Winter 1941
On Sale Date: January 13, 1941 Newsstand Date January 13, 1941
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #48, Page 14,
Superman #9, Page 49

Copyright Date January 15, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (Touchdown for Justice)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2007)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #49)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #49)

Villain(s)

• Stacy and his men (gambling racketeers; Stacy dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Stockton and Tim Bannon (a quarterback and football coach; no further appearances)
• Barton (Stockton’s roommate; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
Batman uses a gun in this story.

A secret entrance to Wayne Manor is located under an old barn in front of the Manor.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Batman learns of a plot to fix a football gang by a notorious gambler, Stacy. The crooks suspect Batman is really Bruce Wayne and try to trick him, but the Batman uses tricks of his own to convince them otherwise.

Meanwhile the crooks have kidnapped the quarterback of one of the teams, so Batman disguises himself as the missing man. Robin trails the crooks to their hide-out and rescues the quarterback, Stockton. Batman has replaced Stockton in the game, but when the real Stockton arrives he takes over and finishs the game.