Detective Comics #256

(June 1958)

The Captive Planet (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / 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]; Jim Rolfe (big-game hunter); Harvey Baxter (businessman); Pete Cole (ex-convict); Beran of Tora; Cafis (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

While visiting an exhibit at the old Gotham City Fair Grounds, Bruce and Dick are whisked away in an alien spaceship to the planet Tora, where, as the Dynamic Duo, they battle not only the elements, but invaders as well.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965)

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Gotham City; Hypno-Helmet

["Playing baseball is good for the men here!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.66 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

Nature's Prize Pupil! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

The Man Who Charmed Wild Beasts (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); Jed Cole (intro, villain)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958)

Mystery of the Three-Minute Eggs (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

["Hmm-breaking into a safe."] (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; Sarge

The Carnival of Doom (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); Willy Jones

Synopsis:

Takes takes the Chief's nephew to an amusement park, not knowing that criminals are planning to rob it.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Keywords:

carnival

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08

["I just received this letter from the governor ordering me to cut expenses."] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis; Timmy