Issue Details

Issue	#297
Published	November 1961
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Notes	Note 1: Arrival date: 28 September 1961 (Bob Bailey, 2 September 2005)

Cover Details - "The Beast of Koba Bay!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Beast of Koba Bay (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Beast of Koba Bay"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Albey (intro, villain); Spence (intro, villain); Bascombe (intro, villain); Dorkins (intro, villain); Beast of Koba Bay (intro, villain, death); Beast of Koba Bay robot (intro, villain, death)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page Lefty Looie filler "I'm hungry!"

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

1 page public service announcement "Wanted: Safe Bus Riders!"

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

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "J'onn J'onzz vs. the Vigilantes"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Fangs Frazer (intro, villain); Jeff Stobbs (intro, villain); Biff Higgins (intro, villain); The Vigilante Committee [Roger Weems; Lee] (intro, villain)
Synopsis	A group of concerned citizens decide to take crime fighting into their own hands
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Martin O'Hearn
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page text article "Secret of the Silent Suspects"

Letters

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5 page Aquaman and Aqualad story "Aqualad, Stand-In For A Star"

Characters	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting); Sea-Boy [Barry Blaine] (intro); Linda (intro)
Synopsis	Aqualad does the stunts for Barry Blain in the movie "The Adventures Of Sea-Boy" and gains a new friend.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	Note 1: Pencils/inks changed from Nick Cardy to Sheldon Moldoff by Bob Bailey, 2 September 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC 2007 series) #1