Comic Title: Batman #178
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1966
On Sale Date: December 2, 1965 Copyright Date December 2, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April & Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Loan Shark's Hidden Hoard"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 2 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #178; next appearance in Justice League of America #42)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #178; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #91)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #346; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #155)

Villain(s)

• Rosy and Weeper (grifters; no further appearances)
• "Shark" Sharkey and his gang (Louie, Mako, and Chesty named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Grifters Rosy and Weeper borrow money from a loan shark to bet on a horse race. Shortly thereafter the loan shark, "Shark" Sharkey is apprehended by Batman and Robin as the mastermind behind several bombings. When their horse loses, Rosy and Weeper fear that Sharkey will kill them, since they don't know he was arrested. The two men decide to rob a safe belonging to a neighbor. When they enter they find the safe has already been looted. Batman breaks into the room and catches the attempted bandits.

They tell Batman their story, and Batman explains that Sharkey was apprehended. The apartment belongs to Sharkey, and the wall safe contained his money. Batman finds Sharkey's lieutenant Louie hiding with the money and arrests him too. All the crooks are then sent to prison including Rosy and Weeper.