Comic Title: Batman #177
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1965
On Sale Date: October 21, 1965 Copyright Date October 21, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Newsstand Date September 21, 1965
Source: House Ad, Batman #176, Page 28

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April and Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Two Batmen Too Many"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Batman #259 (1974)
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 2 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Showcase #59; next appearance in Batman #177)

Guest Star(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #345; next appearance in Detective Comics #346)
• Atom (last appearance in Atom #22; next appearance in Justice League of America #41)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Showcase #59; next appearance in Batman #177)

Villain(s)

• Ed "Numbers" Garvey and his gang (jewel thieves; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Bangle Brothers (carnival owners; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After stealing the Kimber Gem Collection, Ed "Numbers" Garvey believes that Batman is watching him trying to learn the location where the gems are hidden. Garvey decides to leave town, only to find the road to his mountain cabin blocked by a landslide. He finds a cave with clay figures inside. When light strikes a crystal, the figures come to life. The figures, one big, one small, appear in Batman costumes and are subserviant to Garvey.

Numbers returns to Gotham with his new slaves and utilizes them in his crimes. When the Batmen claim to need revitalization from gems, Garvey suspects trouble. His gang knocks out the Batmen and discovers them to be Atom and Elongated Man in disguise. The real Batman breaks in before the crooks can learn the Atom's real identity. Then Batman is able to recover the stolen gems by deducing Garvey's hiding place.