Detective Comics
#256
(June 1958)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-04-24
- 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.
The Captive Planet!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Beran
- Reprints
-
in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #103 ([January 1959] ?) -
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959) -
in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965) - in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
-
The Captive Planet
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- 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 Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #103 ([January 1959] ?)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Gotham City; Hypno-Helmet
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- State Prison
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #79 (October-November 1953)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
-
The Man Who Charmed Wild Beasts
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jed Cole (intro, villain)
- Reprints
-
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958) - in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #26 ([November 1958])
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #13 (1973) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #889 (25 de septiembre de 1977)
-
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm -- Breaking into a safe.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop; Sarge
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #193 (March 1953)
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
-
The Carnival of Doom
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
- 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 Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #14 (1973) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- carnival
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Warden Willis / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just received this letter from the governor ordering me to cut expenses.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Warden Willis; Timmy
- Reprints
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #69 (1 de octubre de 1959)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Captive Planet!
Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps -
2.
The Captive Planet
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
["State Prison"]
Casey the Cop -
4.
Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed
Winchester Roller Skates -
5.
Nature's Prize Pupil!
-
6.
Glad to See You!
Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman -
7.
The Man Who Charmed Wild Beasts
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
8.
Mystery of the Three-Minute Eggs
-
9.
["Hmm -- Breaking into a safe."]
Casey the Cop -
10.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
11.
The Carnival of Doom
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
12.
["I just received this letter from the governor ordering me to cut expenses."]
Warden Willis -
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
14.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
15.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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