Detective Comics #265

(March 1959)

Batman's First Case (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne (cameo, flashback); Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback); un-named criminology professor (flashback); Tom Rogers (introduction, ex-convict and friend of Kyle); un-named prison warden; Joe Chill (villain, cameo, flashback); The Clock [Kyle] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case aginst him will be the Caped Crusader's last!

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #187 (December 1966 - January 1967)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G30 (December-January 1967)
• in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #1/1968 ([januar] 1968)

Indexer Notes

Batman's first case with origin re-cap. Oddity: This story in its story-telling and sequences used, is identical to that from the Robin vs. the Clock story found in Star-Spangled Comics #74, (November 1947).

Canine Teachers! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Family Favorite! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Menace of the Deadly Lights! (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); Thorgsen (intro, villain); President Valdes (intro)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #38 (November 1959)

["I finally caught you, Muggsy!"] (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; Muggsy

Reprints:

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #114 ([December 1959] ?)

Fingerprints of Guilt (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

The Fantastic Human Falcon (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 Human Falcon (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

Detective Jones must stop The Falcon and his bird-themed robberies.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #38 (November 1959)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08