(December 1957)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-10-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Batman's Super-Enemy! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Stannar (villain)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #250
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman's Super-Enemy (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); John Stannar (intro, villain)
Synopsis
A wanted criminal finds a ship full of weapons from outer space.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help! Police
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff ?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

Roy Raymond's New Secretary (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen [also as Miss Stevens] (supporting); Mr. Warren (intro, villain)
Reprints

The One and Only Superman (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

They Police Our Ports (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Stymied Sleuth! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Dave Wood ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Joe Ganges (intro, villain); Hank (intro, villain); Leroy Martin (intro, villain)
Synopsis
After the Chief sees Jones hit by falling scaffolding he insists Jones stay in the hospital.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes. In the Artima reprint, the script credit is given to Jack Miller.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Casey, there's been a lot of vagrants coming into town!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Batman's Super-Enemy!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Batman's Super-Enemy
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  5. 4. ["Help! Police"]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 5. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!
    Binky
  7. 6. Roy Raymond's New Secretary
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. 7. The One and Only Superman
    Superman
  9. 8. They Police Our Ports
  10. 9. The Stymied Sleuth!
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  11. 10. ["Casey, there's been a lot of vagrants coming into town!"]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore
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