Detective Comics #249

(November 1957)

The Crime of Bruce Wayne (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Alfred Pennyworth; un-named prison warden; The Collector (villain, introduction); Squint Neely (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000......but the plan goes horribly wrong and Wayne gets sent to death row!

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #233 (July-August 1971)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G85 (July-August 1971)
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1974 ([juni] 1974)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #7/1974 ([1974-07-dd]) [[Usa, 1957]]

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks:

Morris Waldinger ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Theodore Roosevelt

["I'll get it!"] (Table of Contents)

Video Laffs / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Lampert ?

Pencils:

Harry Lampert ?

Inks:

Harry Lampert ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Ghost That Haunted Roy Raymond (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. Banks (intro)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)

Sleuths of the C.I.B. (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

["Yes, Mrs. Van Pester, right away!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop; Sarge; Mrs. Van Pester

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #11/1971 ([november] 1971)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1978 (uke 29 1978)

Target For A Day (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood ?

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; The Carlson Gang (intro, villain); Reagan; Maegland; Farley

Synopsis:

Jones disguises himself as the Governor in order to protect him from a criminal gang whose leader is up for execution.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

The Artima reprint credits the script to Jack Miller. Writer id (Dave Wood) by Bob Hughes 12/08.

["Dad, I'm in the school band."] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Varsity Vic; Dad; Professor Pott