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DETECTIVE COMICS #356

Cover Date: October 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1966-08-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella (signed)


Story: "Inside Story of the Outsider!" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksJoe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon
Aunt Harriet

Villain(s):

Grasshopper Gang (last in issue #334)
Outsider (revealed to be Alfred; also in flashback following issue #328)

Other Character(s):

Brandon Crawford (first appearance; an eccentric scientist; regenerates Alfred and becomes comatose; disguised as Alfred in his tomb; also in flashback)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Comment(s):

The Alfred Foundation name is changed with this story to The Wayne Foundation.

Story Reprinted in:

Detective Comics #440 (April-May 1974)
Showcase Presents Batman #2 (2007)


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Second Story: "The Truth Behind the False Faces!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtCarmine Infantino
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny

Villain(s):

Pittsburgh Phil (first appearance; a counterfeiter; changes the wax faces of three villains to implicate his former gang)

Location(s):

Dune City (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the fall.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents The Elongated Man #1 (2006)


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