Detective Comics #276

(February 1960)

The Return of Bat-Mite (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.667 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Bat-Mite (supporting); The Hobby Robber (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

Bat-Mite returns for more fun with Batman and Robin. But when they turn away his offer to help, Bat-Mite decides to help Batwoman instead.

[Batman #129 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.333 page (report information)

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Script:

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It's Fun to Help Others! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

["In Ancient Greece, if a rock fell on a man and injured him,..."] (Table of Contents)

Law Oddities! / filler / 0.667 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks:

Morris Waldinger ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.333 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Date of Filing: October 1, 1959. Publisher: National Comics 575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: Jack Schiff. Owners: Harry Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation.

The Great Space Hoax (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)

Synopsis:

Usually, contestants on Roy's show make claims that he proves to be hoaxes. This time the contestant admits he's perpetrating a hoax and dares Roy to prove it.

["There goes the escaped man, Warden!"] (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

The Arrest That Failed (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Crimes of John Jones (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.667 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); "Big Boy" Benson (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

A passing cosmic cloud gives Manhunter amnesia and Big Boy Benson tries to convince him he's a crook.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes. Martian Manhunter also appears in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 this month.

[World's Finest Comics #107 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.333 page (report information)

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