Detective Comics #349
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Blockbuster Breaks Loose!", The Elongated Man and his wife Sue head to Lake Cherokee for a quiet fishing trip—only to discover the lake is dry, leaving behind a strange scene: a man using a magnet in the mud to pull up a key. When the Elongated Man follows the mysterious fisherman to the home of Elmer Ewell, he uncovers a house rigged with a bizarre anti-theft system that strikes at 13 o’clock. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino, with lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this 1966 mystery features a cover by Joe Kubert that captures the eerie intrigue of the tale.
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The Elongated Man and his wife Sue decide to go fishing at Lake Cherokee without knowing that the lake is dry. There, they observe a man fishing in the mud with a magnet who eventually snares a key. The Elongated Man follows the fisherman to the house of Elmer Ewell, where the fisherman knocks out the caretaker before breaking in. Following, Elongated Man hears a clock strike 13 before he is kayoed by the anti-theft system of the house. Awakening in a vault, Elongated Man escapes through the light fixture, tracks the fisherman to his hideout, and recovers the loot stolen from Ewell's home.
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