Detective Comics #288

(February 1961)

The Menace of the Multiple Creature (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12.66 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]; The Multi-creature (intro, villain); Stokes (intro, villain); Stamm; Mary Todd

Synopsis:

When lightning hits a pool of chemical waste, a strange creature is created which constantly changes shape and size.

Our American Heritage (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

Information on William Penn, Tom Paine, Emma Lazarus, John Peter Zenger and Harriet Tubman

The Girl With the Deadly Gaze (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); Janie Vance; Mr. Craig (intro, villain)

Synopsis:

Roy investigates Janie Vance, who thinks she has the curse of Medusa.

Doom Rings the Doorbell (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Captain Mason (policeman); "Smart Alec" Ames (columnist for The Garfield Gazette); Eddie Dunne (comedian); "Happy" Harp (oldtime comic)

Synopsis:

Captain Mason investigates the shooting of "Smart Alec" Ames.

["I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms."] (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

Synopsis:

A prisoner fortune teller tells a fellow inmate he is going to travel.

The Case of the Honest Swindler (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); Jed Peters (intro, villain); Larry Loder (intro)

Synopsis:

Larry Loder is conned by Jed Peters into using three fake magical gadgets. The Martian Manhunter uses his powers to make the fake gadgets appear to really work.

Reprints:

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

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Date of Filing: October 1, 1960. Average number of copies per issue, previous year: 314,000.
Publisher National Comics
575 Lexington Ave
New York, NY
Editor: Jack Schiff
Owners: H. 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. Avg. Sales 314,000