Detective Comics #226

(December 1955)

When Batman Was Robin (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Robin]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Harris (detective, introduction, death); Mr. Bellew (famous clock collector); Mr. Van Marden (colored glass collector); A. C. Garritt (collector of "famous firsts"); Arthur Mellen (villain, wealthy collector of big ship models)

Synopsis:

Bruce Wayne receives a disturbing parcel in the mail: a Robin costume that he once wore as a youth when he was studying how to be a detective from the famed Harvey Harris.......the man who obviously knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne!

Reprints:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2 ([Winter] 1961)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Bell Clothing Company; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

The origin of the Robin costume.

["I'm glad the mayor started a campaign to keep the streets clean..."] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Roy Raymond -- Super Athlete! (Table of Contents: 3)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond

How a Nation is Born (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer ?

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Sleuth on the Sawdust Trail (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller [as John Mallon] (credited)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

The Case of the Magic Baseball (Table of Contents: 6)

John Jones Manhunter From Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Samachson ?; Jack Miller ?

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] [aka John Jones]; Lt. Saunders; Brad Devon (villain); Trigger Tom Taylor (villain); Big Bob Michaels (villain)

Synopsis:

Brad Devon and his mob try to blackmail a rookie pitcher to throw his first major-league game.

Reprints:

• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 (Circa 1968-1970 Reasonably certain this is 1968)
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #176 (June 1968)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #3/1969 (8 Februar 1969)
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Keywords:

baseball

Indexer Notes

Script attributed by Rich Morrissey to Jack Miller. Showcase presents the Martian Manhunter vol 1. credits Samachson.