(April 1960)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-03-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Man Who Became a Giant! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Titanic Man [Steve Condon]
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Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #278
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Became a Giant (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Simms (intro, villain); Titanic Man [Steve Condon] (intro)
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Aloha ... Hawaii! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Officer! Oh, officer!" "What's the matter?
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The 5th Dimension Trap (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Strange Laws / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! It's not time yet!
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Fatal Direction (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz (Table of Contents: 11)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 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); The Rocky Carlin Gang (intro, villain); Venusians (villains)
Synopsis
The Martian Manhunter uses fake Venusians to trick the Rocky Carlin Gang into revealing themselves.
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Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man Who Became a Giant!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  3. 2. The Man Who Became a Giant
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. Aloha ... Hawaii!
  5. 4. ["Officer! Oh, officer!" "What's the matter?"]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  7. 6. The Man Who Conquered Time!
    Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  8. 7. The 5th Dimension Trap
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  9. 8. ["Hey! It's not time yet!"]
    Strange Laws
  10. 9. ["This famous symbol..."]
    World's Finest Comics; Batman
  11. 10. Fatal Direction
  12. 11. The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Body Building
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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