Comic Title: Detective Comics #413
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1971
On Sale Date: May 27, 1971 Newsstand Date May 27, 1971
Source: House Ad, Wonder Woman #195, Page IFC

Copyright Date May 27, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Newsstand Date May 27, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #3
Listed as May but misdated 4/27

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Freak-Out at Phantom Hollow"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Dick Giordano

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 6 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #413; next appearance in Justice League of America #90)

Villain(s)

• Big Lanny (a handyman; no further appearances)
• Three unnamed bullies (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Shecky and Jamie (young hippies; no further appearances)
• Clare Antrim (a school teacher; no further appearances)
• Bill Wilcox (a retired Gotham City cop; no further appearances)
• Barney (a postman; no further appearances)
• Mr. Congreve (a real estate broker; no further appearances)
• The residents of Phantom Hollow (Clarence named; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Nell Cabot (a legendary woman burned as a witch)

Synopsis:
Batman is called to the small town of Phantom Hollow after a series of incidents. A legend claims the town is haunted by the ghost of a woman who was tried as a witch. Now the old bell in the tower outside of town has been rung and the jailhouse has exploded.

Batman questions some of the townspeople and investigates the bell tower. He catches two boys in a cave outside of town. They are hippies who were harassed by bullies from town who shaved their heads. To get even the boys used a recording to sound the bell and fireworks at the jail. But they did not destroy it.

While Batman questions the kids, the bell rings again and another explosion occurs in town. Batman leaves the kids in the cave with their teacher Clare Antrim. While Batman heads back into town, the real culprit Big Lanny appears. He traps the kids in the cave. Batman's return to town was a feint to draw out Lanny. Batman defeats him and deduces that Lanny was the descendant of Nell Cabot, the suspected witch. He wanted revenge against the town and set the boys up to take the fall.