Detective Comics #245

(July 1957)

The Dynamic Trio (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mysteryman [Commissioner Gordon] (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Vicki Vale (supporting); smugglers (villain)

Synopsis:

Batman declares he needs help to crack a smuggling ring and brings in new hero called Mysteryman. Vicki Vale spends the whole story trying to figure out who Mysteryman is.

Reprints:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964)
• in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #2 (November-December 1975)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010)

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete

Synopsis:

Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.

Indexer Notes

Title elaboration, genre, character appearances, and synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 28 August 2004.

["Warden, I just caught 6442!"] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis; 6442

The X-Y-Z Ray (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Harry Horner (intro, villain)

["Hmm, there goes Slippery Sam!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop; Slippery Sam

Tracking the Insurance Frauds (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Phantom Fire Alarms (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Lance Faber (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

Gangster Lance Faber discovers Jones is a Martian whose weakness is fire. But then Jones seems to no longer be affected by fire at all!

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

script credit from Bob Hughes, May 2009

[1,605,412 More Swings] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis