Comic Title: Detective Comics #282
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1960
On Sale Date: June 28, 1960 Copyright Date June 28, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Batman's Interplanetary Rival"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #111; next appearance in Batman #134)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #111; next appearance in Batman #134)

Villain(s)

• Joe Hackett and several hoods (no further appearances)
• Zan-Rak and his men (alien crooks; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tal-Dar (chief of the Interplanetary Space Police; next appearance in Batman #142)
• The people of Alcor (Tal-Dar’s homeworld; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Tal-Dar, an interplanetary policeman, comes to Earth to ask Batman to join the Interplanetary Space Police. Tal-Dar helps Batman fight crime in Gotham, but seems to be a glory hog. Tal-Dar finally admits that he is an incompetent lawman and wants Batman to teach him.

Together they travel to Alcor, Tal-Dar’s homeworld, to fight Zan-Rak, a crook there. Batman develops an alien disease forcing Tal-Dar to take charge. After the crook is defeated, Batman reveals that he was faking illness to prove Tal-Dar was a successful lawman.