(January 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #22 (July 1958)
- in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #115 ([September 1958])
The Alien Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Vicki Vale (supporting); Brand Ballard (intro, villain); Keener (intro, villain); Hatchet Marley (cameo, flashback)
- Synopsis:
- Vicki Vales snaps a picture of an alien dressed in a Batman costume and immediately jumps to a conclusion.
["That's interesting--televising events right from the street!"]
Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop; Spike Malone
The Human Parrot
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Kurudu (intro, villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #22 (July 1958)
["A prisoner escaped!"]
Warden Willis / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Warden Willis; Butch Logan
Alias Mr. Zero
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
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); Mike (intro, villain); Mr. Big (intro, villain)
- Synopsis:
- Jones disguises himself as Mr. Zero to smoke out a gang chief.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #22 (July 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 by Bob Hughes 12/08.
Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Alien Batman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
["That's interesting--televising events right from the street!"]
Casey the Cop -
3.
The Human Parrot
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
4.
["A prisoner escaped!"]
Warden Willis -
5.
Fatal Fingerprints
-
6.
Alias Mr. Zero
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
7.
Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
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