Detective Comics #254

(April 1958)

The Secret of the Happy Pig! (Table of Contents: 1)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Rube Grossman

Inks

Rube Grossman

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

One Ounce of Doom (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); Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting); Burton (intro, villain); Hegan (intro, villain)

Synopsis

A hobo unknowlingly steals a high explosive from the laboratory of a scientist.

Meet the Challengers of the Unknown (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page (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

This is a member of the prison board.

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm - He's acting mighty suspicious.

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #42 (November-December 1954)

Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!" (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Monster of the Mountain (Table of Contents: 7)

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 (supporting); Wakamba (intro, villain); Hidalgo (intro, villain)

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #12 (1973) [N&B [B&W]]

Crime a la Carte (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The One-Man Army (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The General (intro, villain)

Synopsis

Manhunter takes on the General who has assembled an army of crime.

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #25-26/1958 (7 Dec 1958)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #13 (1973) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)