(January 2001)

DC, 2001 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2000-11-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941227849 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Jack Schiff (credited) (editor - original series); Adam Philips (credited) (editor - collected edition); Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano) (associate editor - collected edition); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Does not include the Buzzy PSA from Detective Comics #225.

This issue was selected for reprinting by readers in online voting for Millennium Editions.
This issue has variants:

DC Introduces the First Hero of the Silver Age (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Inks
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 225 (DC, 2001 series) [Direct Sales]
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Detective Comics #225 J'onn J'onzz Comes to Earth (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Discusses the changes in comics of the 1950s and the creation of the Martian Manhunter.

Indexer Notes

Printed on inside front and back covers.

If I Were Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton (credited)
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Inks
Charles Paris (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Farrow; Martin Mayne; Commissioner Jim Gordon
Synopsis
Batman must keep John Farrow in prison while letting other men play Batman for a day.
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The Money That Came to Life! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Jack Miller (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (credited)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen; Dr. John R. Rodgers; Albert Martin; Sam Dales; Harry; Jane
Synopsis
A secretary who swindled a fortune from its rightful heirs believes himself haunted by the very money itself.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm - this gym must be new around here!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Synopsis
Casey responds to a cry for help from inside a gym.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited) (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure?
Genre
humor
Characters
Varsity Vic
Synopsis
Vic wonders why his friend Bill never has any money.
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Four Tricks of the Detective's Trade (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
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Indexer Notes

Factual text piece on methods detectives employ.

The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel (Table of Contents: 7)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson (credited); Jack Miller
Pencils
Joe Certa (credited)
Inks
Joe Certa (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (introduction; origin); Dr. Mark Erdel (introduction; death); Lt. Saunders
Synopsis
A scientific experiment brings a Martian to Earth and he takes on the life of a detective.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script (only) attributed to Jack Miller by Rich Morrissey, but disputed by Bob Hughes. Samachson is current DC credit, as seen in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1. The corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) credits Samachson and Miller.

[Rainy Beach Weather] (Table of Contents: 8)

Homer / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Genre
humor
Characters
Homer
Synopsis
Homer finds the best time to hit the beach.
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. DC Introduces the First Hero of the Silver Age
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Detective Comics #225 J'onn J'onzz Comes to Earth
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. If I Were Batman
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. The Money That Came to Life!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  5. 4. ["Hmm - this gym must be new around here!"]
    Casey the Cop
  6. 5. ["Are you sure?"]
    Varsity Vic
  7. 6. Four Tricks of the Detective's Trade
  8. 7. The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
    Martian Manhunter
  9. 8. [Rainy Beach Weather]
    Homer
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