Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 281

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Free Speech--Free for All! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. "Batman, Robot" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris (as Bob Kane); Batman is lured into a trap and supposedly dies in an explosion. Batman appears to be replaced by a robot; Although Robin pretends to believe it, he actually knows that the Caped Crusader is laying his own trap for a wanted felon. Jail Jests humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Green Lantern #1, art by Gil Kane. "The Girl Who Became a Sorceress" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Mazar. "The Menace of Marsville" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Manhunter builds a replica of Mars in the City Park; There Earthmen have super powers and Martians don't, much to the delight of an unnamed gang or criminals. Casey the Cop humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.