Comic Title: Batman #196
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1967
On Sale Date: September 5, 1967 Newsstand Date September 5, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Metal Men #28, Page 30

Copyright Date September 5, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Psychic Super-Sleuth"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #368; next appearance in Batman #196)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #368; next appearance in Batman #196)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #368; next appearance in Detective Comics #369)

Villain(s)

• A Petru Dubrov imposter and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Petru Dubrov (a psychic detective; no further appearances)
• Joe Tolliver, Hank, and Kenny (ex-jewel thieves; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin team up with Petru Dubrov, a famous psychic detective, to solve a jewel theft with no clues. Dubrov successfully locates the crooks, but they claim to be innocent. After Dubrov helps solve another crime with similar results Batman becomes suspicious.

Batman finds a letter in which Dubrov told Commissioner Gordon that he was coming to Gotham. Analysis of the letter leads Batman to a farm house where the real Dubrov is being held captive. The other Dubrov was an imposter.

Batman and Dubrov then track down the imposter and his gang. The imposter hoped to prove himself to police by planting stolen loot on innocent ex-cons. Then his gang could commit a big crime and escape easily. With the real Dubrov rescued, the plot fails and the real crooks are apprehended.