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Detective Comics 378

DETECTIVE COMICS #378

Cover Date: August 1968
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1968-06-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Irv Novick (signed)


Story: "Batman! Drop Dead... Twice!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFrank Robbins
PencilsBob Brown
InksJoe Giella
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin (forced by Chino to dress up as Robin to decoy Batman)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Salvo and his gang (first appearance; a syndicate boss)
Chopper (first appearance; Salvo's bodyguard; attempts to dress up as Robin)
Chino (first appearance; a young orphaned hood who worked with Salvo)
Icer (first appearance; an sniper hired by Salvo to kill Batman)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Comment(s):

Story takes place during baseball season.
This story continues into next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Batman #4 (2009)


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Second Story: "Menace of the Man-Killing Shooting Gallery!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSid Greene
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny

Villain(s):

Hanford Jenkins and his gang (first appearance for all; uses a paranoid act to cover for a robbery)


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