Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Elongated Man Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: July 5, 2006 Direct Market Date July 6, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #4 (#208)

Direct Market Date July 5, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Man Who Hated Money"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #347 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #346; next appearance in Detective Comics #348)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #346; next appearance in Detective Comics #348)

Villain(s)

• Two sets of unnamed bandits (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Flip Philips (a disc jockey; no further appearances)
• Rhoda Marr and August Clemens (actors; no further appearances)
• Antoine Lemaire and Hannibal Holliday (a café owner and an artist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A strange hold-up in Silver City draws the attention of the Elongated Man. The thief stole money from his victim, then tore it up in from of him. Ralph begins his investigation at the police station where café owner Antoine Lemaire is describing another similar robbery.

As more victims come forward, Ralph stages a sting. He and Sue spend the day spending money openly around town. That evening a crook attempts to rob Ralph. However, instead of tearing up the cash, he keeps it. Ralph apprehends the crook and his accomplice, but is no closer to finding the thief who hates money.

When Ralph confers with Sue, he learns that each of the robbery victims has experienced increased business the following day. Ralph deduces that the robberies were a hoax. The original robbery report was made by a disc jockey to promote a new song. The other victims decided to cash in on the idea by claiming they were robbed in order to generate publicity for their business.