Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

Detective Comics #343

Sep 1965 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“The Secret War of the Phantom General”

In "The Secret War of the Phantom General," Batman and Robin join forces with the Elongated Man to stop Nazi war criminal General Von Dort, who has stolen the mysterious M-244 to build a deadly weapon. As the trio races across South America, they uncover a web of deception tied to a forgotten past, while a fisherman's unexpected lesson on pollution hints at a deeper, hidden truth. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art and Joe Giella’s sharp inks, this 1965 issue blends Cold War intrigue with a quiet moment of environmental reflection, all wrapped in a striking cover by Infantino and Giella.

writer John Broome · artist Carmine Infantino · inker Joe Giella · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella

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Full credits

writer John Broome

artist Carmine Infantino

inker Joe Giella

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Joe Giella

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Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).