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Issue Details

Issue	#256
Published	June 1958
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Captive Planet!"

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

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Captive Planet"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cafis (intro, villain); Jim Rolfe; Harvey Baxter; Pete Cole; Beran of Tora
Synopsis	While visiting an exhibit at the old Gotham City Fair Grounds, Bruce and Dick are whisked away in an alien spaceship to the planet Tora, where, as the Dynamic Duo, they battle not only the elements, but invaders as well.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-30-07.
Reprinted	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965)

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Playing baseball is good for the men here!"

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

1 page public service announcement "Nature's Prize Pupil!"

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Charmed Wild Beasts"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jed Cole (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Reprinted	in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958)

1 page text article "Mystery of the Three-Minute Eggs"

Genre	mystery
Letters	typeset

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm-breaking into a safe."

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

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Carnival of Doom"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willy Jones
Synopsis	Takes takes the Chief's nephew to an amusement park, not knowing that criminals are planning to rob it.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Reprinted	in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958); in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

2 page Warden Willis filler "I just received this letter from the governor ordering me to cut expenses."

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