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Issue Details

Issue #245
Published July 1957
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Dynamic Trio!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Mysteryman [Commissioner Gordon]
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes additional cover information suggested by Darci 9/3/08

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Dynamic Trio"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mysteryman [Commissioner Gordon] (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Vicki Vale (supporting); smugglers (villain)
Synopsis Batman declares he needs help to crack a smuggling ring and brings in new hero called Mysteryman. Vicki Vale spends the whole story trying to figure out who Mysteryman is.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #2 (November-December 1975); in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964)

1 page Binky public service announcement Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"

Characters Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete
Synopsis Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.
Genre teen; humor
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Title elaboration, genre, character appearances, and synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 28 August 2004.

1 page Warden Willis filler "Warden, I just caught 6442!"

Characters Warden Willis; 6442
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The X-Y-Z Ray"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Harry Horner (intro, villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks Ruben Moreira

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm, there goes Slippery Sam!"

Characters Casey the Cop; Slippery Sam
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text article "Tracking the Insurance Frauds"

Letters typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Phantom Fire Alarms"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Lance Faber (intro, villain)
Synopsis Gangster Lance Faber discovers Jones is a Martian whose weakness is fire. But then Jones seems to no longer be affected by fire at all!
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 Warden Willis filler "1,605,412 More Swings"

Characters Warden Willis
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff