Issue Details

Issue	#263
Published	January 1959
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (villain); Bragan (villain); The Professor (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

11 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (intro, villain); Bragan (intro, villain); The Professor (intro, villain); Odin (not the Norse God)
Synopsis	In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "Formula for Success!"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Warden Willis filler "You're a free man today, Groden."

Characters	Warden Willis; Groden
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Leroy Legge (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

1 page text article "The Clue in the Rain"

Letters

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Half page Warden Willis filler "I know it's irregular, Warden, but..."

Characters	Warden Willis
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Well, Slugger, when the jury comes out..."

Characters	Casey the Cop; Slugger
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Crime Conjurer!"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Conjurer (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1