Detective Comics #263

(January 1959)

The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (intro, villain); Bragan (intro, villain); The Professor (intro, villain); Odin (not the Norse God)

Synopsis:

In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons.

Formula for Success! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

["You're a free man today, Groden."] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis; Groden

The Man Who Made Dreams Come True! (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Leroy Legge (intro, villain)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #39 (December 1959)

The Clue in the Rain (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

["I know it's irregular, Warden, but..."] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / 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:

Warden Willis

["Well, Slugger, when the jury comes out..."] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 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; Slugger

Reprints:

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #13 ([April 1960])
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1970 ([september] 1970)

The Crime Conjurer! (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.66 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); The Conjurer (intro, villain); Dick Ruark

Synopsis:

John Jones must stop a magician on a robbery spree, but he is being filmed for a documentary on being a police detective so he can't slip away and use his super powers.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #40 (January 1960)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09