Detective Comics #259

(September 1958)

The Challenge of the Calendar Man (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]; Calendar Man [Julian Day, aka Maharajah the Magician] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

A new criminal, in trying to make a name for himself, challenges Batman to a duel of wits with all of his crimes being based on the "five" seasons.

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G17 (December 1965)
• in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #16 (February-March 1978) [various panels]

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Batmobile

Know Your Pet! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Don Cameron

Inks:

Don Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["Since you're new here, I'll show you around!"] (Table of Contents)

Jail Jests / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Tiny Catastrophes (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); Harry Harper (intro, villain)

Reprints:

• in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #13/1958 (1958-12-14)
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #31 (April 1959)

["What's the matter with you--can't you see where you're going?"] (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; Sergeant

Manhunt on the Mesa (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; western-frontier

The Getaway King (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood ?

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Monty Moran is an expert at spectacular getaways.

Reprints:

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #29 ([February 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #31 (April 1959)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09