Contents 1 Appearing in "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups" 2 Synopsis for "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups" 3 Appearing in "New Orleans - Queen City of the South" 4 Synopsis for "New Orleans - Queen City of the South" 5 Appearing in "The Case of the Frightened Sister" 6 Synopsis for "The Case of the Frightened Sister" 7 Appearing in "Vacation at Lake Cobalt" 8 Synopsis for "Vacation at Lake Cobalt" 9 Appearing in "The Cigarette Murder" 10 Synopsis for "The Cigarette Murder" 11 Appearing in "Smith and Smythe" 12 Synopsis for "Smith and Smythe" 13 Appearing in "Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel" 14 Synopsis for "Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel" 15 Appearing in "Everything Happens to Slam" 16 Synopsis for "Everything Happens to Slam" 17 Notes 18 Trivia 19 See Also 20 Recommended Reading 21 Links and References

Appearing in "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 

Supporting Characters:

• James Gordon
• Robin

Villains:

• Penguin  (First appearance)
• Penguin's Henchmen

Other Characters:

• Bustolli (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters
  • Wayne Manor

Items:

• Utility Belt
• Batrope
• Jade Idol
• Penguin's Umbrella (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  
  

Synopsis for "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups"

Batman and Robin discover that a series of robberies in Gotham City have been committed by a new criminal called the Penguin. However, the Penguin manages to frame Batman for stealing a jade idol, because the hero thought it was stolen, but actually happened to be the Penguin's property.

After Batman's arrest, the Penguin breaks him out of jail in order to make him look like he tried to escape. With Robin's help, Batman breaks up the Penguin's gang, and they prove his innocence. The Penguin, however, escapes.

Appearing in "New Orleans - Queen City of the South"

Featured Characters:

• Bart Regan

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Louisiana
  • New Orleans

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "New Orleans - Queen City of the South"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Case of the Frightened Sister"

Featured Characters:

• Larry Steele

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Frightened Sister"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Vacation at Lake Cobalt"

Featured Characters:

• Cliff Crosby

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Lake Cobalt

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "Vacation at Lake Cobalt"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Cigarette Murder"

Featured Characters:

• Speed Saunders

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "The Cigarette Murder"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Smith and Smythe"

Featured Characters:

• Crimson Avenger

Supporting Characters:

• Wing

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Smith (Single appearance)
• Smythe (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "Smith and Smythe"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel"

Featured Characters:

• Steve Malone

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Metropolitan Hotel

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "Murder in the Metropolitan Hotel"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Everything Happens to Slam"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• New York City

Items:

• Unknown

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  

Synopsis for "Everything Happens to Slam"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This issue marks the first appearance of the Golden Age Penguin. The Penguin became one of the Batman's most notorious foes and appeared regularly throughout the entire Golden Age era. The Penguin was also featured in the Batman daily comic strips featured in newspaper publications throughout the 1940s and 50s. He appears next in Detective Comics #59.

• "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups" is reprinted in Batman Archives, Volume 2 and Batman Chronicles, Volume 5.

• Batman appeared last in the Hop Harrigan text story featured in All-Star Comics #8. He appears next in World's Finest Comics #4.

• Robin appeared last in the Hop Harrigan text story featured in All-Star Comics #8. He appears next in World's Finest Comics #4.

• Commissioner Gordon appeared last in Batman #8. He appears next in Batman #9.

• Final Golden-Age appearance of Speed Saunders. He reappears years later in the JSA Returns saga.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 58 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 58

Recommended Reading

• Batman
• Detective Comics
• World's Finest (Volume 1)

Links and References

• Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
• Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Bart Regan biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Batman article at Wikipedia
• Batman (Golden Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Crimson Avenger article at Wikipedia
• Crimson Avenger biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Slam Bradley article at Wikipedia
• Slam Bradley biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Speed Saunders article at Wikipedia
• Speed Saunders biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

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