(August 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)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Prisoners of the Giant Robots
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); Bartok (intro, villain); Gus (intro, villain); Robot Thor (intro, villain)
- Synopsis:
- Batman battles a gang of robot criminals.
Wanted: A Pal!
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Don Cameron
- Inks:
- Don Cameron
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
["Warden, some new prisoners have arrived."]
Warden Willis / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Warden Willis; Biff McCabe
Mr. Disaster
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. Lee (intro, villain); Mr. Wood (intro, villain)
- Reprints:
-
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #28 ([January 1959]) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #29 (February 1959)
-
["You can't stand there!"]
Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
The Jinxed Ship
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); Captain Seely (intro, villain); Captain Wade
- Synopsis:
- While on vacation, Detective Jones books passage on a tramp steamer where he uncovers a plot to convince the crew that the new captain is a jinx.
- Reprints:
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #29 (February 1959)
-
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
- Keywords:
- iceberg; submarine; torpedo; tramp steamer
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Prisoners of the Giant Robots!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Prisoners of the Giant Robots
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
Wanted: A Pal!
-
3.
["Warden, some new prisoners have arrived."]
Warden Willis -
4.
Mr. Disaster
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
5.
["You can't stand there!"]
Casey the Cop -
6.
Detective With the Electric Eye
-
7.
The Jinxed Ship
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
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- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
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