Comic Title: Detective Comics #302
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1962
On Sale Date: February 23, 1962 Newsstand Date February 23, 1962
Source: House Ad, Brave and the Bold #41, Page 19

Copyright Date February 23, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Bronze Menace"
Pages: 13

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

Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Justice League of America #11; next appearance in Batman #147)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #301; next appearance in Batman #147)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #301; next appearance in Batman #147)
• Batwoman (last appearance in Batman #144; next appearance in Batman #147)

Villain(s)

• Vulcan (a bronze sculptor; no further appearances)
• Lefty Borgas and his gang (no further appearances)
• Riggs Bentley, Eddie Ruff, and several other crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Henry Winns and Jahmed Arval (a scientist and an art collector; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Several big-time crooks have disappeared while at the same time bronze statue are being stolen from art collections. Batman, Robin, and Batwoman investigate, and the Caped Crusader learns that the bronze statues are really the missing crooks. The bronze sculptor, Vulcan, has used a stolen invention to put the crooks in suspended animation in bronze, then he revives them, and they commit robberies.

Batman and Robin are also turned into bronze by Vulcan, but Batwoman arrives in time to rescue her fellow crime-fighters. She then turns the bronze-device on Vulcan and the crooks, leaving them for the police.