Comic Title: Batman #51
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: December 15, 1948 Copyright Date December 13, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Stars of Yesterday"
Pages: 12

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

Penciller: Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #51; next appearance in Batman #51)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #51; next appearance in Batman #51)

Villain(s)

• Rufus Lane and his gang (Trigger named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Harmac, Rolfe, Toto, and the Flying Carrolls (a magician, two actors, and two acrobats; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Using a showboat for his base of operations, criminal Rufus Lane begins a string of warehouse robberies. Evidence leads Batman to the showboat where Lane has hired several has-been performers to provide his cover. Batman exposes Lane's operation, but the gang escapes.

Batman then conspires with the performers to capture Lane. Rolfe, an actor, disguises himself as Lane and announces a upcoming performance at a local theatre. The real Lane learns about the performance and proceeds to rob the box office. Batman and Robin were expecting Lane's arrival and set a trap for the crook. Lane is captured, and the has-been actors begin a comeback.