Detective Comics
#366
(August 1967)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1967-06-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Shocking Story of Batman's Last Hour!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed) (sourced)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Synopsis
- Batman is writing a last will and testament.
- Reprints
-
in Batman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1961 series) #89 -
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989) - in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] (1988 [August 1989])
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
- in Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- candle
66 Piece Electric Slot Race Set
66 Piece Electric Slot Race Set / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy from Honor House Products Corp.; inside front cover
Haunted House Mystery Bank
Haunted House Mystery Bank / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for mechanical savings bank from Honor House Products Corp.; inside front cover
The Round-Robin Death Threats
Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.5 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [face left]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Doc Hastings; John Kobler; Fred Tinney; Commissioner Jim Gordon
- Synopsis
- Someone has sent hypnotic letters to several people, including Bruce Wayne, and booby trapped some of their possessions so they will end up killing each other.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #106 (Circa June 1968) -
in Super DC (Thorpe & Porter, 1969 series) #1 ([1969]) - in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #262 (April 1975)
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
- in Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #367.
Hi Yo, Kids!
Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Lone Ranger; Silver; Tonto; Taka
Indexer Notes
Ad for Lone Ranger and Tonto plastic models from Aurora Plastics Corp.; between pages 4-5 of Batman story.
100 Individual Magnets
100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy from unnamed company in Rockville Centre, NY.; between pages 10-11 of Batman story.
Fight Global Air Battles With Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy from unnamed company in Rockville Centre, NY.; between pages 10-11 of Batman story.
Down Down Down
The Brave And The Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Atom
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Brave And The Bold #73.
[no title indexed]
Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Frank Klein, Peter Sanderson, Neil Telafor, and Randy Cleveland, with responses.
Robber Round-Up in Kiddy City!
The Elongated Man / comic story / 8.5 pages
- Script
- John Broome (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (credited) (sourced)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (credited) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Mr. Booth; thieves
- Synopsis
- Sue gets suspicious of Mr. Booth and has Ralph follow him to a crime scene. Mr. Booth turns out to be a bystander but Ralph captures some thieves anyway.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
-
Famous Name Prizes Or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales club from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.; between pages 3-4 of Elongated Man story.
Crashing Out Of Legend!
Bomba / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Bomba
Indexer Notes
House ad for next issue of Bomba.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Wolf Boy Is Jimmy Olsen!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant Jimmy Olsen #104.
Be My Guest
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Ad for Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey featuring a Batman slide.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number
- 6531
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Cap, at the hobby store, showed me a great to do with a roll of adhesive tape!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Cap
- Synopsis
- Tip on how to keep from losing small model pieces on your workbench.
Indexer Notes
Readers whose suggestions are published will receive $5 and the original art.
Thanks to Tom Hatcher from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Tom Hatcher (idea)
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for upcoming DC comics, with covers of Action Comics #353 and Tomahawk #112 shown.
Tank Trap
Tank Trap / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for plastic army toy from Helen of Toy, Co.
Let Me Show You Too, How To Make Yourself Astronaut-Tough
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Ben Rebhuhn; John Sill; Felipe Mendazo
Indexer Notes
Ad for body building books from American Body Building Club
If You Need Extra Money & You Know Just 10 People...
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Christmas card sales from Wallace Brown, Inc.; inside back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Shocking Story of Batman's Last Hour!
Batman and Robin -
1.
66 Piece Electric Slot Race Set
66 Piece Electric Slot Race Set -
2.
Haunted House Mystery Bank
Haunted House Mystery Bank -
3.
The Round-Robin Death Threats
Batman and Robin -
4.
Hi Yo, Kids!
Aurora Products -
5.
100 Individual Magnets
100 Magnets -
6.
Fight Global Air Battles With Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations -
7.
Down Down Down
The Brave And The Bold -
8.
[no title indexed]
Batman's Hot-Line -
9.
Robber Round-Up in Kiddy City!
The Elongated Man -
10.
Famous Name Prizes Or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
11.
Crashing Out Of Legend!
Bomba -
12.
["This Wolf Boy Is Jimmy Olsen!"]
Jimmy Olsen -
13.
Be My Guest
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
14.
["Mr. Cap, at the hobby store, showed me a great to do with a roll of adhesive tape!"]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
15.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
16.
Tank Trap
Tank Trap -
17.
Let Me Show You Too, How To Make Yourself Astronaut-Tough
American Body Building Club -
18.
If You Need Extra Money & You Know Just 10 People...
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
19.
If You Think This Gun Looks Great, Wait'll You Hear It!
Mattel Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Allen Ross
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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