Comic Title: Detective Comics #382
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1968
On Sale Date: October 24, 1968 Copyright Date October 24, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date October 24, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #69

Newsstand Date October 24, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #8

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

Title: "Riddle of the Robbin' Robin"
Pages: 15

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

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 4 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #81; next appearance in Batman #208)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #181; next appearance in Batman #208)

Villain(s)

• The Smokescreen Mob (Fingers, Wheels, and Nutsy named; no further appearances)
• The Armorer (no further appearances)
• The Blowtorch Mob (Muscle named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Cranston (a jeweler; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin attempt to stop the Smokescreen Mob during a robbery. The crooks get away, but Batman tracks the gang to their hideout. When he arrives the stolen jewels are missing from the safe, leaving Batman with no evidence to hold them.

The crooks are upset that they were robbed. This was only the latest of several heists involving their loot. Fingers, the gang boss, suspects the Blowtorch Mob and barges into the rival gang's hideout to accuse them of the crime. When he arrives he learns that they too are the victims of robbery. The two gangs then come up with a plan to catch the thief.

The two gangs decide to hold off on any crimes for several days. Batman notices the severe drop in criminal activity during this time. The crooks then plan a big heist and have rigged a death trap on the safe where they will stash the loot. However, the man they use to set the trap is really the thief. He plans to double-cross the gang by having Robin open it. While the Armorer leads Robin to the safe, Batman is able to unravel the plan and save his partner. The leaders of the mobs are then the victims of their own death trap.