Comic Title: Detective Comics #294
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1961
On Sale Date: June 27, 1961 Copyright Date June 27, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Villain of 100 Elements"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Reprinted In:
Batman #182 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #119; next appearance in Batman #142)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #119; next appearance in Batman #142)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #141; next appearance in Batman #144)

Villain(s)

• Elemental Man (John Dolan; Prof. Higgins’ assistant; no further appearances)
• Two hired thugs (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Higgins (an inventor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Professor Higgins has designed an element-converter, but his assistant, John Dolan, is accidentally exposed to it. The exposure causes his body to change into different elements. The professor makes a control belt for him, but the power warps Dolan’s mind causing him to become a criminal.

While the professor works on a cure, Batman and Robin try to stop Dolan and his newly recruited gang. They lure Dolan to a location where the professor has built a machine to cure him. It doesn’t work, and Batman is exposed to the machine as well.

Fearing Batman will become a criminal as well, he is locked up. He escapes and teams up with Dolan, but then leads his partner into a trap which removes the powers from both of them. Without the power, Dolan’s mind is restored to normal.