Comic Title: Detective Comics #361
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1967
On Sale Date: January 31, 1967 Newsstand Date January 31, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Justice League of America #52, Page 29

Copyright Date January 31, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Dynamic Duo's Double-Deathtrap"
Pages: 14

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB (2008)
Tales of the Batman:Carmine Infantino HC (2014)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #165; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #71)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #165; next appearance in Detective Comics #362)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #360; next appearance in Detective Comics #362)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Batman #190; next appearance in Batman #191)

Villain(s)

• Eivol Ekdal (dies in this story; last appearance in Detective Comics #346; no further appearances)
• Yuri Melikov and his men (Igor and Alexei named; Melikov dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A group of unnamed gangsters (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Thea Albrecht (a freedom fighter; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Trap designer Eivol Ekdal sells a new trap to gangsters to use against Batman and Robin. Robin is caught in the trap as planned, but instead of rescuing his partner Batman lets Robin escape on his own. Had Batman helped Robin, they would have both been killed by a bomb.

Batman deduces that Ekdal designed the trap. He the receives a tip concerning Ekdal's location. Batman arrives just as Ekdal is killed by another one of his clients, Yuri Melikov. Batman captures Melikov's gang, but the crook is killed by one of Ekdal's traps.

After the fight, the gangsters who tried to kill Batman and Robin return to Ekdal's hide-out. Batman defeats them as well and wraps up the case.