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Issue Details

Issue #234
Published August 1956
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jay Caird (villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Jay Caird (intro, villain)
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #218 (January-February 1970)

1 page Peter Porkchops public service announcement "The Case of the Careless Camper!"

Genre funny animal
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Hid His Powers"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. X (intro, villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Casey, Inspector Pip-Haven of Scotland Yard is visiting this country."

Characters Casey the Cop; Inspector Pip-Haven
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text article "Cracking the Safe-Crackers"

Script Jack Miller

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Martian Convict"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); "Big Mike" Kent (intro, villain); Miller (intro, villain); Number 25432 (intro, villain); Joey (intro, villain); Paul Drake; Warden Powers
Synopsis Manhunter pretends to be a convict to infiltrate a gang inside the prison.
Genre superhero
Script Dave Wood ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1