Detective Comics #281

(July 1960)

Free Speech -- Free for All! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Buzzy

Batman, Robot (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Inks:

Charles Paris [as Bob Kane]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Night Owl Gang [Number One [Eddie Chill]; Number Two [Wedge Dixon]; Petey] (intro, villain); The Gorman Gang (intro, villain); Batman robot (intro)

Synopsis:

Batman is lured into a trap and supposedly dies in an explosion. Batman appears to be replaced by a robot. Although Robin pretends to believe it, he actually knows that the Caped Crusader is laying his own trap for a wanted felon.

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (July-August 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G24 (July-August 1966)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1967 (17.Juni 1967)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-07.

["Ow-have I got a toothache!"] (Table of Contents)

Jail Jests / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[Green Lantern #1 ad] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Green Lantern #1

The Girl Who Became a Sorceress (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mazar (intro, villain)

Untimely Alibi (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

["I told you not to pass that red light!"] (Table of Contents)

Strange Laws / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #445 (February-March 1975)

The Menace of Marsville (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6.66 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)

Synopsis:

Manhunter builds a replica of Mars in the City Park. There Earthmen have super powers and Martians don't, much to the delight of an unnamed gang or criminals.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09

Crime and Punishment (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks:

Morris Waldinger ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["Casey, did you hear about the nice raise I got last week?"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / 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:

Casey the Cop; W.T. Jones

Reprints:

• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1979 (uke 27 1979)