Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Elongated Man Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: July 5, 2006 Direct Market Date July 6, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #4 (#208)

Direct Market Date July 5, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Crooks Who Captured Themselves"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #365 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #364; next appearance in Detective Comics #366)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #364; next appearance in Detective Comics #366)

Villain(s)

• Mark Modred (a coin collector; no further appearances)
• Two thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two policemen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Elongated Man witnesses two thieves robbing a coin shop. He tries to apprehend them, but soon discovers that when using his powers, his own limbs do not obey him. Instead of stopping the crooks, he stops the police.

After the crooks escape, Elongated Man visits a coin collector. While the man denies knowledge about the theft, Ralph finds evidence that the other crooks are working for him. Without being able to voluntarily use his powers, Ralph stops the crooks with his reflexes. After they are apprehended, Ralph traces his power problems to a bad batch of Gingold.