- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Martian Manhunter (John Jones, J'onn J'onzz),(introduction; origin); Dr. Mark Erdel (introduction; death); Lt. Saunders
- Synopsis:
- A scientist builds a robot brain which teleports a Martian to Earth. After the scientist dies the Martian is trapped here, so he decides to become a police detective.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961)
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #175 (May 1968)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1969 (25 Januar 1969)
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)
- in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn] (October 1980)
- in DC Silver Age Classics Detective Comics 225 (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] (1992)
- in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1 (1998)
- in Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 225 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (January 2001)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
- Showcase Presents the Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1.
Script (only) attributed to Jack Miller by Rich Morrissey, but disputed by Bob Hughes. Samachson is current DC credit, as seen in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1.