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Issue Details

Issue #257
Published July 1958
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Batman's Invincible Foe!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

1 page public service announcement "Are You a Litter-Bug?"

Script Jack Schiff ?
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Batman's Invincible Foe"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Karko (intro, villain); Mahan
Synopsis A criminal and a policeman from the future draw Batman into the middle of their battle.
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

2 page Warden Willis filler "I ordered a whole truck-load of canned goods."

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

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Return of Cleopatra"

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

Half page Humorous Sheriff! filler

1 page Batman Whirly-Word Game activity

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre superhero
Notes puzzle

1 page text article "The Ghost-Written Clue"

Letters typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "King of the Underworld!"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willie Wanger (intro, villain, death); Bert Weldon (intro, villain); Mike Herty (intro, villain)
Synopsis There's a gang war to determine who will take Willy Wanger's place, and Jones is determined to win.
Genre superhero
Script Arnold Drake ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page O'Malley of the 4th Precinct filler "In which the five-foot flatfoot, the pick of the pickpocket squad, gets picked--but good!"

Characters O'Malley; Mr. Mintore
Genre detective
Script Irwin Hasen
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen