Detective Comics
#233
(July 1956)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-05-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Bat-Woman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Batwoman [Kathy Kane]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #45 -
in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005) - in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)
- in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal; Batmobile
[no title indexed]
100 Airplanes / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Company.
Inside front cover.
The Batwoman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (introduction, origin, former trapeze performer); Hugo Vorn (introduction, villain); Vorn's gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Bruce Wayne is pleased that a newcomer, Kathy Kane, has taken such a liking to the Batman. However, when a mysterious new crimefighter appears on the scene, usurping much of Batman's glory, the Dynamic Duo steps in to halt her career before she gets seriously hurt.
- Reprints
- in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1962-1963)
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (January-February 1969) [1-page excerpt]
- in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
- in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([June] 2002)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
- in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)
- in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Batwoman also appears in Detective Comics #233, 249, 276, 286, 292, 302, 307, 311, and 318.
The Incredible Juggler
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen; Carl Cramer (introduction)
- Reprints
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #937 (24 de agosto de 1978)
-
[no title indexed]
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Easy, now, lad, I don't want to hurt you!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
- Reprints
- in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #301 (March 1962) [recolored]
-
"Wings" Winchester to the Rescue!
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / 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
- Casey, Mrs. Gotrocks is going to the opera tonight.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop; Mrs. Gotrocks
How to Make Up a Police Call Code
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
The Ghost from Outer Space
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Gus Bartley (villain, introduction); Pigeon (villain, introduction); Marty (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Manhunter pretends to be a ghost in order to catch some superstitious crooks.
- Reprints
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #937 (24 de agosto de 1978)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Bat-Woman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
[no title indexed]
100 Airplanes -
2.
The Batwoman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Corn Flakes -
4.
Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules!
-
5.
The Incredible Juggler
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
6.
["Easy, now, lad, I don't want to hurt you!"]
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct -
7.
"Wings" Winchester to the Rescue!
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates -
8.
["Casey, Mrs. Gotrocks is going to the opera tonight."]
Casey the Cop -
9.
How to Make Up a Police Call Code
-
10.
The Ghost from Outer Space
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
11.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
12.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
14.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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