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DETECTIVE COMICS #342

Cover Date: August 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-06-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Joe Giella


Story: "The Midnight Raid of the Robin Gang!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
PencilsSheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
InksJoe Giella
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #59/3; next in World's Finest Comics #151)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Batman Vol. 1 #173/2; next in World's Finest Comics #151)
Commissioner Gordon (in between Batman Vol. 1 #173 and #174/2)

Villain(s):

Al Craig (first appearance; a wrestling coach who creates a "Robin Gang" to commit crimes)
Robin Gang (first appearance for all; three teenage boys who dress as Robin and commit crimes)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor

Story Reprinted in:

Batman in the Sixties (1999)
Showcase Presents Batman #1 (2006)
Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 (2008)
Robin, the Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)


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Second Story: "The Bandits and the Baroness!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksSid Greene
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny

Villain(s):

Six men named Ralph Dibny (first appearance for all; attempt to steal valuable pearls)
Baron and Baroness Dervish (first appearance for both; attempt to steal their own pearls and turn in for insurance claim)

Location(s):

US Southwest

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents The Elongated Man #1 (2006)


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