Comic Title: Detective Comics #379
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1968
On Sale Date: July 30, 1968 Copyright Date July 30, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date July 30, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #67

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

Title: "The Elongated Man's Magic Moment"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sid Greene

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #378; next appearance in Detective Comics #380)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #378; next appearance in Detective Comics #380)

Villain(s)

• Joe Flood and his henchman (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Zatara (last appearance in Justice League of America #51; next appearance in Adventure Comics #413)

Other Character(s)

• Robby (Sue's nephew; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Zatara has opened a magic shop after retiring from crime-fighting. Crooks attack him, intending to use his magic for crime. The magician is knocked unconscious and has a dream about the Elongated Man. While talking in his sleep, he casts a spell that gives Ralph his magic abiliies.

Ralph and Sue are enjoying a day of kite flying with Sue's nephew Robby. A cloud moves down the kite string and touches Ralph, giving him Zatara's magic. Ralph learns he has the powers when he accidentally conjures a lion from thin air. He dispells the lion, then seeks out Zatara for answers.

Ralph finds Zatara, but is hit in the head. The crooks attack him, so he tries to confront them with magic. He is unable to focus fast enough to speak backwards and effectively cast spells, so he resorts to using his stretching abilities to stop the crooks. Zatara recovers and explains the situation to Ralph. He then removes the magic abilities from the Elongated Man.