Detective Comics #275

(January 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Zebra Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as the Zebra-Batman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Zebra-Man (villain, introduction); Jo-Jo Forbes (villain)

Synopsis

An insidious criminal discovers a way to charge his body like a magnet to commit crimes, but Batman, in trying to stop him, accidentally becomes charged as well, making the villain's capture difficult.

Reprints

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham Art Museum; Gotham City; Gotham News; Gotham Storage Company; The Dolphin

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Junior.

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop; Junior

The Super-Brain Maker (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Charles Craven (intro, villain)

Reprints

• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #57 (1961) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #48 (1980) [N&B [B&W]]

The Man with Nine Lives! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Cops-of-All-Trades (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Reprints

• from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #42 (October-November 1954) [1st page only]

Indexer Notes

Second page of original filler is deleted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Jail Jests / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is your cell-mate.

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Death Counts Out the Champ (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

John Jones' Pesky Partner (Table of Contents: 13)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (supporting); Willy Horan (intro, villain)

Synopsis

Diane Meade is convinced Jones is the Martian Manhunter.

Reprints

• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #57 (1961) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #30 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #28 as part of the Justice League of America.

Hawk-a-a-a! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)