Comic Title: Showcase #76
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1968
On Sale Date: June 13, 1968 Copyright Date June 13, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date June 13, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #4

Newsstand Date June 13, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #66

Frequency: Montly with the exception of Jan., Apr., July and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: (Pheasant in Aspic)
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Bat Lash (of Earth-1)

Writer: Sergio Aragones
Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Bat Lash TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Bat Lash (first appearance; last appearance in Bat Lash #6; next appearance in Bat Lash #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Daisy (Bat Lash's horse; next appearance in Bat Lash #1)

Villain(s)

• Diane and her partners (Quincy named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A young woman and her boyfriend (no further appearances)
• Residents of Welcome (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bat Lash is forced to leave town when the boyfriend of a woman that he has been romancing tries to kill him. On his trip to the next town of Welcome, Bat Lash catches a pheasant which he intends to have for dinner. When he reaches Welcome, he notices that most of the honest people are leaving town. Criminals have taken over the town making it unsafe for good people.

Bat Lash brings his pheasant to the local restaurant to have it cooked. Diane, the woman running the place, wants to leave town, but Bat Lash refuses to let her leave until he has dinner. He then goes to the general store to buy additional ingredients.

Bat is confronted by crooks who try to force him out of town. The cowboy proves stubborn and hard to kill. Despite several attacks and trouble from the locals, Bat Lash finally gets Diane to finish cooking his dinner. When he offers her the first bite, she refuses to eat since it has been poisoned. Diane admits that she is the head of the criminal gang, so Bat Lash escorts her to the nearest jail before leaving town.