Comic Title: Detective Comics #372
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1968
On Sale Date: December 26, 1967 Newsstand Date December 26, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Metal Men #30, Page 32

Copyright Date December 26, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

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

Title: "Elongated Man Throws His Weight Around"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Sid Greene

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #371; next appearance in Detective Comics #373)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #371; next appearance in Detective Comics #374)

Villain(s)

• A gang of smugglers (Gluefingers named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sam (a young strong man; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Elongated Man and his wife attend a county fair where Ralph witnesses a pickpocket rob one of his young friends. Ralph stops the thieves and returns the stolen money to his friend, who has earned a job as a strong man at the fair. The Elongated Man also learns about a "big job" being planned that night. He stays on the fairgrounds until the gang strikes. When they do, Ralph and the strong man stop them and find that the crooks were smuggling jewels inside barbells.