Detective Comics
#239
(January 1957)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-11-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Batman's Robot Twin!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can't defeat me, Batman, because I know how you think--our minds are exactly alike!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #54 (1º de julio de 1958) -
in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
-
Batman's Robot Twin!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My robot twin... he can do everything I can--and he's overtaking me!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman's robot twin; Professor Carden; Dr. Dall (villain)
- Reprints
-
in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #83 (April 1957) - in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #54 (1º de julio de 1958)
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[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help" "What's the trouble?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #54 (1º de julio de 1958)
-
Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!
Showcase; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Roy Raymond's Strange Revenge
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed as
Ruben Moreira [big RMO]) - Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed as Ruben Moreira [big RMO])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Introducing "Hurricane Harry!" He huffs and he puffs and he blows the house down!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen; Walt Mason; Al Griffin; Jimmy James (villain, introduction); Simpkins (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #14 ([July 1957])
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #54 (1º de julio de 1958)
-
Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In what story did a cabin boy become captain of a large schooner after a mutiny?
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
How Police Catch Crooks at Work
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Joe McCoy)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In developing new ideas, they are perfecting plans to capture them red-handed.
- Genre
- non-fiction; detective-mystery
Ordeal by Fire
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fire -- the enemy of all Martians! I can't run through it to capture that criminal!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; Burke (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Jones is assigned to the Arson Squad.
- Reprints
- in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #11 ([April 1957])
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #54 (1º de julio de 1958)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Script identification by Bob Hughes.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Batman's Robot Twin!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
Honor House Products -
2.
Batman's Robot Twin!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
["Help" "What's the trouble?"]
Casey the Cop -
4.
["Boys and girls, here's your best way to get a pair of fast rollin' Winchester skates this Christmas!"]
Winchester Roller Skates -
5.
Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!
Showcase; Challengers of the Unknown -
6.
Roy Raymond's Strange Revenge
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
7.
["To the boys and girls of America..."]
-
8.
["500 free large glossy pictures of world's greatest sports heroes"]
All-American Sports Club -
9.
Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz
Buzzy -
10.
How Police Catch Crooks at Work
-
11.
Ordeal by Fire
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
12.
["Boys and girls! Now you can get the official Superman playsuit... and join my fan club, too!"]
Superman Playsuit -
13.
["A new scientific toy!"]
Nutty Putty -
14.
["Do you want spending money? Sell these popular Patriotic and Religious Mottoes"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
15.
["Pick your Christmas Daisy from these..."]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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