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Issue Details

Issue #276
Published February 1960
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Return of Bat-Mite!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Bat-Mite (supporting)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Return of Bat-Mite"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Bat-Mite (supporting); The Hobby Robber (intro, villain)
Synopsis Bat-Mite returns for more fun with Batman and Robin. But when they turn away his offer to help, Bat-Mite decides to help Batwoman instead.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger ?
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Batman #129 ad"

1 page Superboy public service announcement "It's Fun to Help Others!"

Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Law Oddities! filler "In Ancient Greece, if a rock fell on a man and injured him,..."

Genre fact
Pencils Morris Waldinger ?
Inks Morris Waldinger ?

Half page statement of ownership "Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics"

Genre fact
Script Jack Liebowitz
Letters typeset
Notes Date of Filing: October 1, 1959. Publisher: National Comics 575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: Jack Schiff. Owners: Harry Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation.

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Great Space Hoax"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Synopsis Usually, contestants on Roy's show make claims that he proves to be hoaxes. This time the contestant admits he's perpetrating a hoax and dares Roy to prove it.
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

1 page Warden Willis filler "There goes the escaped man, Warden!"

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

1 page text article "The Arrest That Failed"

Letters typeset

5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Crimes of John Jones"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); "Big Boy" Benson (intro, villain)
Synopsis A passing cosmic cloud gives Manhunter amnesia and Big Boy Benson tries to convince him he's a crook.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Miller ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes Writer identification from Bob Hughes. Martian Manhunter also appears in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 this month.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "World's Finest Comics #107 ad"