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Issue Details

Issue #278
Published April 1960
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Man Who Became a Giant!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Titanic Man [Steve Condon]
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

13 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Man Who Became a Giant"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Simms (intro, villain); Titanic Man [Steve Condon] (intro)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "Aloha ... Hawaii!"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Officer! Oh, officer!"

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 5th Dimension Trap"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

Half page Strange Laws filler "Hey! It's not time yet!"

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "Fatal Direction"

Letters typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Rocky Carlin Gang (intro, villain); Venusians (villains)
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