Issue Details

Issue	#298
Published	December 1961
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Menace of Clay-Face!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Clay-Face; Matt Hagen] (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Challenge of Clay-Face"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Clay-Face; Matt Hagen] (intro, villain, origin)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Reprinted	in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969)

1 page public service announcement "People Are People!"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Don Cameron
Inks	Don Cameron
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Man Who Impersonated J'onn J'onzz"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Mike (intro, villain); Barry Clark
Synopsis	Jonzz helps an actor make a comeback by impersonating him on stage.
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

Half page Lefty Looie filler "I haven't made a stick-up in a long time!"

Characters	Lefty Looie
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "Man With the Badge"

Letters

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5 page Aquaman and Aqualad story "The Secret Sentry Of The Sea"

Characters	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting)
Synopsis	Aquaman and Aqualad guard a yacht where two countries are working on a peace plan to stop the war.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC 2007 series) #1