Detective Comics #246

(August 1957)

Murder at Mystery Castle (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robert Cray (introduction, villain); Jay Sonderson (introduction, villain)

Synopsis:

The murder of John Barham in his own castle that he had dis-assembled in Europe and re-built in America draws the Caped Crusaders into a murder mystery that nearly costs them their lives.

Reprints:

• in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #13/1957 ([15 december] 1957)
• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6 (Winter 1963-'64)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #7/1968 (6.April 1968)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-07.

Earn While You Learn! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["Hmm-that window looks open!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1979 (uke 27 1979)

The Man With the Magic Camera (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Homer Woods (introduction, villain); Mr. Walters (introduction, villain)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #17 (February 1958)
• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #29 ([February 1959])

["Slugs McSpade keeps very busy with his garden."] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis; Slugs McSpade

["Quick! Give me a big juicy steak!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Reprints:

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #28 ([January 1959])

A Counterfeiter Takes the Count (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

John Jones' Female Nemesis (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]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (intro); Tiger Raffity (intro, villain); Morris (intro, villain); Scanlon (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

Diane Meade is assigned to help Detective Jones track down the burglars after a museum robbery.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #17 (February 1958)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn