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Issue Details

Issue #272
Published October 1959
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "Menace of the Crystal Creature!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Crystal Creature (villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Crystal Creature"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Black Patch (intro, villain); The Crystal Creature (intro, villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "It's Fun to Learn!"

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

1 page Warden Willis filler "Look at this!"

Characters Warden Willis; 7011
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "Roy Raymond's Fantastic Powers"

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

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Stop! You're under arrest!"

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

Half page filler "Law Curios!"

Genre fact
Pencils Morris Waldinger ?
Inks Morris Waldinger ?

1 page text article "Blind Eyewitness"

Letters typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Super-Sleuth's Bodyguard"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willie Harper (intro, villain); Mike Hanson
Synopsis Because Jones has to testify in an important case, Harding assigns him a bodyguard
Genre superhero
Script Jack Miller ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1