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Detective Comics 347

DETECTIVE COMICS #347

Cover Date: January 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-11-25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Strange Death of Batman!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksJoe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (killed in a fictional "What If?" story)

Guest Star(s):

Batman of Earth-Two (takes the deceased Batman's place)
Alfred Beagle of Earth-Two (moves to Earth-One along with Bruce)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

Bouncer (first appearance; creates a suit made of Elastalloy, a rubber-like material that allows him to bounce to great heights and speeds; next in Batman #366)

Guest Appearance(s):

Justice League of America:
Superman
Green Lantern
Flash
Green Arrow
Wonder Woman
Aquaman
Atom
Hawkman

Other Character(s):

Gardner Fox (writer of the Batman stories; creates a What If? finish to this story)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the fall.
The final 5 pages of this story are a fictional tale told by Gardner Fox, and characters in that story (except for Batman, Robin and the Bouncer) do not appear in the earlier portion and will not be tracked.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Batman #2 (2006)
Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (2009)
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (2014)


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Second Story: "The Man Who Hated Money!" (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):

Flip Phillips (first appearance; a disc jockey who creates a hoax of a robber that tore up money to create buzz for his record)

Location(s):

Silver City (first appearance)
Four Corners (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents The Elongated Man #1 (2006)


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