Comic Title: Detective Comics #76
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: April 21, 1943 Copyright Date April 17, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Slay 'em with Flowers"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Horace L. Gold
Artist: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 3 HC (1994)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB (2010)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #17; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #17; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)
• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Batman #17; next appearance in Batman #18)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #16; next appearance in Batman #19)
• Joker's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jason Johnson and Ames (a rich eccentric and his a rich eccentric; no further appearances)
• Mr. Pettle (a flower shop owner; no further appearances)
• Percy Fillmore (a millionaire; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker takes over a flower shop and sells flowers to rich people. Hidden inside the flowers is a chloroform gas pump to knock everyone out, so that the Joker and his men can rob the plant owners. Batman unravels the Joker’s plan and as Bruce Wayne pretends to be overcome by gas, when the Joker comes to rob him. Batman then follows the Clown Prince back to his lair where he uses the Joker’s own gas to apprehend him.