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 Wonderful Mr. Wimble"
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 Detective Comics #144)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #51; next appearance in Detective Comics #144)

Villain(s)

• Warts and his gang (Glossy named; no further appearances)
• Terrible Toby and his gang (dream appearance)
• Dirty Dan's mob (dream appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Wimble (a handyman and amateur detective; no further appearances)
• An unnamed detective (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Joker (as a wax museum figure)
• Penguin (as a wax museum figure)
• Catwoman (as a wax museum figure)

Synopsis:
Handyman Mr. Wimble daydreams about fighting crime alongside Batman and Robin. When Batman follows crooks to the wax museum where Wimble works, the handyman gets to see his heroes in action.

The crooks escape from Batman, but Wimble finds a clue. Rather than go to the authorities, Wimble investigates himself. He tracks down the crooks, but they capture him. Wimble manages to contact Batman who comes to the rescue. The crooks are apprehended, and Wimble is saved.

Batman reward Wimble for locating the crooks by getting him a job at a detective agency.