Issue Details

Issue	#254
Published	April 1958
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "One Ounce of Doom!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

1 page Peter Porkchops public service announcement "The Secret of the Happy Pig!"

Genre	funny animal
Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman
Letters	Ira Schnapp

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "One Ounce of Doom"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting); Burton (intro, villain); Hegan (intro, villain)
Synopsis	A hobo unknowlingly steals a high explosive from the laboratory of a scientist.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Ace was erroneously claimed to have had his first appearance in this issue. Info by Kurt Mitchell, 2005-06-08 (Per Sandell ed.)

1 page Warden Willis filler "This is a member of the prison board."

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

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm-he's acting mighty suspicious."

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

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Monster of the Mountain"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Wakamba (intro, villain); Hidalgo (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #25 October 1958

1 page text article "Crime A La Carte"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The One-Man Army"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The General (intro, villain)
Synopsis	Manhunter takes on the General who has assembled an army of crime.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #25 October 1958; in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1