Comic Title: Detective Comics #374
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1968
On Sale Date: February 29, 1968 Newsstand Date February 29, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Swing with Scooter #12, Page 32

Newsstand Date February 29, 1968
Source: House Ad, Flash #178, Page 67

Copyright Date February 29, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Amazing Crook-Gatcher"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Elongated Man (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Sid Greene

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #373; next appearance in Detective Comics #375)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #372; next appearance in Detective Comics #375)

Villain(s)

• A gang of bank robbers (no further appearances)
• A gang of crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Charles Bryant (no further appearances)
• Lila Taylor (Bryant's fiancee; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Charles Bryant has invented a new gun called a crook-gatcher which he claims can hit crooks around corners. He joins Elongated Man during a bank robbery and fires the gun through a pedestrian to hit one of the crooks. Following the capture of the other crooks, Bryant receives publicity for his invention.

When the Elongated Man returns home, Sue mentions that crooks might go after Bryant before he can turn the crook-gatcher over to the police. Ralph finds that Bryant has indeed been kidnapped. He also learns that the pedestrian at the bank robbery was Lila Taylor, Bryant's fiancee.

Elongated Man tracks down the crooks who have kidnapped Bryant and battles them. Bryant is disappointed because he planned to catch them himself. The crook-gatcher was a fake used by Bryant to prove himself to the police. After the crooks are caught, Bryant is awarded a position as a police scientist.