Comic Title: Detective Comics #333
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1964
On Sale Date: September 24, 1964 Copyright Date September 24, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

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

Title: "Hunters of the Elephants' Graveyard"
Pages: 14

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 1 HC (2003)
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 1 TPB (2006)
Tales of the Batman:Carmine Infantino HC (2014)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Superman #173; next appearance in Batman #168)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Aquaman #18; next appearance in Batman #168)

Villain(s)

• Red Loftus (a big game hunter; no further appearances)
• Tribal natives (no further appearances)
• The Zoo-Gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Evan Bender (an explorer; no further appearances)
• Alice Foss (alias Gorla; Evan's girlfriend; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin are approached by a woman claiming to be Gorla, Goddess of the Elephants. Gorla asks the Dynamic Duo to visit Africa and investigate the disappearance of explorer Evan Bender. Batman deduces that Gorla is really Alice Foss, Bender's girlfriend, but he agrees to go to Africa anyway.

Batman and Robin arrive in Africa and begin their search. They are attacked by a stampede of elephants, but they avoid injury. Batman then spots Bender inside a cave. Bender tries to attack Batman along with members of a native tribe.

The explorer has control of a strange stone that gives him power over the elephants. Batman removes the stone from Bender's possession. Bender then stops fighting and explains that he has been under the hypntoic influence of big-game hunter Red Loftus. Bender helps Batman and Robin capture Loftus, who has been using the explorer and the elephants to loot diamonds and ivory.