Detective Comics
#302
(April 1962)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-02-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in The Brave and the Bold #41 and copyright registration.
The Bronze Menace!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Vulcan (villain)
- Reprints
in 
The Bronze Menace
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Vulcan (intro, villain); Lefty Borgas (intro, villain); Riggs Bentley (intro, villain); Eddie Ruff (intro, villain)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit by Craig Delich. We formerly suggested Charles Paris.
[no title indexed]
Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Someone escaped.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Warden Willis; 6421
Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!
Superboy; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
The Crime King of Mount Olympus
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (supporting); Zeus (intro, villain)
- Synopsis
- A criminal disguised as Zeus and riding a flying robot horse, kidnaps Dianne Meade and takes her to "Mount Olympus."
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
Language of the Law
text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 7 of "The Crime King of Mount Olympus."
[no title indexed]
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- O'Malley of the 4th Precinct; Commissioner
- Reprints
- from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #8 (August 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of "The Crime King of Mount Olympus."
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Strange Laws / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish they'd say oaks, too!
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Reprints
in Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Bronze Menace!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
The Bronze Menace
Batman and Robin -
3.
["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
Batman; World's Finest Comics -
4.
["Someone escaped."]
Warden Willis -
5.
Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!
Superboy; Superman -
6.
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy -
7.
The Crime King of Mount Olympus
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
8.
Language of the Law
-
9.
["I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!"]
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct -
10.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
11.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure -
12.
["I wish they'd say oaks, too!"]
Strange Laws -
13.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
14.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
15.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club -
16.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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