...Whoever crosses my path... and incurs my displeasure... invariably suffers... the most awful death... 
Detective Comics #354 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1966. It was published on June 6, 1966.
Synopsis for Batman: "No Exit For Batman!"
Batman finds evidence that notorious international criminal Dr. Tzin-Tzin is operating in Gotham City. Batman discovers a communicator used by Tzin-Tzin and takes it to the Batcave for analysis. The communicator contains a bomb and self-destructs. However Batman had time to analyze it and he sends Robin for materials in order to reconstruct the device and then he goes on patrol.
Batman is ambushed while on patrol by Tzin-Tzin's men. After fighting them off, he returns to the Batcave, where he reconstructs the communicator and uses it to locate Tzin-Tzin. Batman and Robin storm the mastermind's hide-out, but Batman is entranced by Tzin-Tzin's death stare. He manages to break out of it before he is killed and finally, Tzin-Tzin is sent to prison.
Appearing in Batman: "No Exit For Batman!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dr. Tzin-Tzin (First appearance)
- Crunchy (Single appearance)
- Strip Bander (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Corey (Medical Examiner) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Tzin-Tzin's Luxury Penthouse
- Gotham City Morgue
- Gotham City Police Headquarters
- Batcave
Items:
- Ruby-like communicator
- Signal Meter
- Batarang
Vehicles:
- Batmobile
- Ocean Freighter (Flashback only)
- Four-Motor Jet Plane (Flashback only)
Synopsis for Elongated Man: "The Double-Dealing Jewel Thieves!"
Ralph Dibny visits a museum featuring replicas of real treasures from around the world. Suddenly he and other visitors are rushed out of the exhibit after the owner and tour guide acts shocked that the crown jewels of England are fake. Suspicious, Ralph follows the owner to an underworld location where he meets a counterfeiter named Lietag. Ralph apprehends them all.
He later explains to Sue that Lietag created a fake set of jewels and the museum owner swapped them for the real ones. The real ones were then hidden in plain sight in the museum. However Lietag pulled a double-cross using a second set of fakes. The owner discovered the fakes and went to confront Lietag when Ralph intervened.
Appearing in Elongated Man: "The Double-Dealing Jewel Thieves!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Courtney (Museum Owner) (Single appearance)
- Lietag and his men (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Empire City
Items:
- Crown Jewel Replica
Vehicles:
- Empire City Taxi
Notes
- "No Exit for Batman" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batman Vol 2.
- "The Double-Dealing Jewel Thieves!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Elongated Man Vol. 1.
- Two shorts are included in this issue: "Cap's Hobby Hints" & "The Police Man is Your Friend!".
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)