Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Elongated Man Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: July 5, 2006 Direct Market Date July 6, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #4 (#208)

Direct Market Date July 5, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Faker-Takers of the Baker's Dozen"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Elongated Man (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #358 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Elongated Man (last appearance in Detective Comics #357; next appearance in Detective Comics #359)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sue Dibny (last appearance in Detective Comics #357; next appearance in Detective Comics #359)

Villain(s)

• Bolton Hume and his men (smugglers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Peter Baker (an artist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sue Dibny is set to unveil the paintings of a newly discovered artist at the York Art Gallery. However the artist, Peter Baker, and his paintings turn up missing. The Elongated Man investigates at Baker's home. There he witnesses three crooks stealing a painting. Ralph pursues them, but is knocked unconscious.

When he recovers he notices that his stretchable finger is still attached to the crooks' car. He follows his finger to the thieves' hide-out where he finds Baker. The crooks including their leader, Bolton Hume, have kidnapped Baker and used a forgery of one his paintings to smuggle in a stolen painting. Ralph barges in and defeats the crooks. Finally, Baker is able to display his work to the public.