Volume: 1
Price: 16.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
Pages: 564
On-sale Date: 2006-07-05
Editing: Julius Schwartz (original editor); Emily Ryan Lerner (editor collected edition)
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Reprints early Silver Age Elongated Man stories from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #112, 115, 119, 124, 130, 134, 138 and from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #327-371.

Date listed is release date.

Showcase Presents The Elongated Man
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Credits, Indicia and Table of Contents pages.

[Flash #112]
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The Mystery of the Elongated Man!
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The Elongated Man's Secret Weapon!
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The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!
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[Flash #124]
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Space-Boomerang Trap!
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Kid Flash Meets the Elongated Man!
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[Flash #134]
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The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!
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[Flash #138]
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The Pied Piper's Double Doom!
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Ten Miles to Nowhere!
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Curious Case of the Barn-Door Bandit!
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Puzzle of the Purple Pony!
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Desert Double-Cross!
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[Detective Comics #331]
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Museum of Mixed-Up Men!
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The Elongated Man's Other-World Wife!
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The Robbery That Never Happened!
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Battle of the Elongated Weapons!
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Break-Up the Bottle-Neck Gang!
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The House of "Flashy" Traps!
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Case of the 20 Grand Pay-Off!
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Case of the Curious Compass!
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The Counterfeit Crime-Buster!
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Mystery of the Millionaire Cowboy!
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The Elongated Man's Change-of-Face!
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The Bandit and the Baroness!
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[Detective Comics #343]
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The Secret War of the Phantom General
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Peril in Paris!
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Robberies in Reverse!
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Peephole to the Future!
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The Man Who Hated Money!
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My Wife, the Witch!
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The 13 O'Clock Robbery!
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Green Lantern's Blackout
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The Case of the Costumed-Made Crook!
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The Counter of Monte Carlo!
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The Puzzling Prophecies of the Tea Leaves!
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The Double-Dealing Jewel Thieves!
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The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves!
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Truth Behind the False Faces!
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Tragedy of the Too-Lucky Thief!
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The Faker-Takers of the Baker's Dozen!
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Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi!
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Elongated Man / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pretty tricky setup these cabbies have-- but I'll bet a can of lubricating grease they're pretty tired of the whole affair right about now!
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Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Beejay and the Sleepytime Taxi Crew (villain)
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Ralph runs across a taxi service that knocks out its important clients and sells the national security secrets they carry to foreign countries.
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London Caper of the Rockers and Mods!
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The Curious Clue of the Circus Crook!
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The Horse That Hunted Hoods
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Way-Out Day in Wishbone City!
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The Ship That Sank Twice!
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The Crooks Who Captured Themselves!
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Robber Round-Up in Kiddy City!
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Enigma of the Elongated Evildoer!
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The Treacherous Time-Trap!
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Legend of the Lovers' Lantern!
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Case of the Colorless Cash!
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The Bellringer and the Baffling Bongs
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    The Elongated Man
  2. Showcase Presents The Elongated Man
  3. [Flash #112]
    Flash
  4. The Mystery of the Elongated Man!
    Flash
  5. The Elongated Man's Secret Weapon!
    Flash
  6. The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!
    Flash
  7. [Flash #124]
    Flash
  8. Space-Boomerang Trap!
    Flash
  9. Kid Flash Meets the Elongated Man!
    Kid Flash
  10. [Flash #134]
    Flash
  11. The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!
    Flash
  12. [Flash #138]
    Flash
  13. The Pied Piper's Double Doom!
    Flash
  14. Ten Miles to Nowhere!
    Elongated Man
  15. Curious Case of the Barn-Door Bandit!
    Elongated Man
  16. Puzzle of the Purple Pony!
    Elongated Man
  17. Desert Double-Cross!
    Elongated Man
  18. [Detective Comics #331]
    Batman; Robin
  19. Museum of Mixed-Up Men!
    Batman; Robin
  20. The Elongated Man's Other-World Wife!
    Elongated Man
  21. The Robbery That Never Happened!
    Elongated Man
  22. Battle of the Elongated Weapons!
    Elongated Man
  23. Break-Up the Bottle-Neck Gang!
    Elongated Man
  24. The House of "Flashy" Traps!
    Elongated Man
  25. Case of the 20 Grand Pay-Off!
    Elongated Man
  26. Case of the Curious Compass!
    Elongated Man
  27. The Counterfeit Crime-Buster!
    Elongated Man
  28. Mystery of the Millionaire Cowboy!
    Elongated Man
  29. The Elongated Man's Change-of-Face!
    Elongated Man
  30. The Bandit and the Baroness!
    Elongated Man
  31. [Detective Comics #343]
    Batman
  32. The Secret War of the Phantom General
    Batman
  33. Peril in Paris!
    Elongated Man
  34. Robberies in Reverse!
    Elongated Man
  35. Peephole to the Future!
    Elongated Man
  36. The Man Who Hated Money!
    Elongated Man
  37. My Wife, the Witch!
    Elongated Man
  38. The 13 O'Clock Robbery!
    Elongated Man
  39. Green Lantern's Blackout
    Elongated Man
  40. The Case of the Costumed-Made Crook!
    Elongated Man
  41. The Counter of Monte Carlo!
    Elongated Man
  42. The Puzzling Prophecies of the Tea Leaves!
    Elongated Man
  43. The Double-Dealing Jewel Thieves!
    Elongated Man
  44. The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves!
    Elongated Man
  45. Truth Behind the False Faces!
    Elongated Man
  46. Tragedy of the Too-Lucky Thief!
    Elongated Man
  47. The Faker-Takers of the Baker's Dozen!
    Elongated Man
  48. Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi!
    Elongated Man
  49. London Caper of the Rockers and Mods!
    Elongated Man
  50. The Curious Clue of the Circus Crook!
    Elongated Man
  51. The Horse That Hunted Hoods
    Elongated Man
  52. Way-Out Day in Wishbone City!
    Elongated Man
  53. The Ship That Sank Twice!
    Elongated Man
  54. The Crooks Who Captured Themselves!
    Elongated Man
  55. Robber Round-Up in Kiddy City!
    Elongated Man
  56. Enigma of the Elongated Evildoer!
    Elongated Man
  57. The Treacherous Time-Trap!
    Elongated Man
  58. Legend of the Lovers' Lantern!
    Elongated Man
  59. Case of the Colorless Cash!
    Elongated Man
  60. The Bellringer and the Baffling Bongs
    Elongated Man
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Allen Ross
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  • Jim Van Dore
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