Detective Comics #267

(May 1959)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman Meets Bat-Mite (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite (introduction); Tipper Neely (villain, introduction); The Yellow Gloves Gang (villain, introduction for all); The Joker (villain, image only)

Synopsis

Preparing to go off on patrol, Batman and Robin find the Bat-Cave disturbed and meet Bat-Mite, an admirer of Batman's from another dimension. Bat-Mite wants to join Batman and Robin in their fight against crime, but Batman politely convinces Bat-Mite that that won't work. Instead, Bat-Mite tries to make Batman and Robin's exploits a little more entertaining, a little more "fun." In the end, Batman finds a way to make Bat-Mite useful, which lets the imp know it's time to go home.

Reprints

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([June] 2002)
• in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
• in Grant Morrison présente Batman (Urban Comics, 2012 series) #4 (janvier 2013)
• in World's Funnest (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
• 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; Batmobile; belt radio; Gotham City; utility belt

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

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Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Warden, that mattress is old and lumpy.

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #178 (February 1966)
• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966])

The Mystery of the Magic Sea! (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Otto Wile (introduction, villain)

Synopsis

A legend warns that if a person swims too deep in the underground sea, he'll turn into a fish. Roy Raymond films the attempts of two citizens to disprove the legend for Impossible but True, but in both cases, a strange underwater cloud covers them. They disappear, and a fish appears in their place. Noticing a whale amongst all other ocean life, Roy decides to give it a try. Though Roy disappears and a fish appears in his place, he has actually gone inside the whale and found the men behind the scam. The legend was a ploy to scare people away from the lake bed, which is covered with treasure.

Reprints

• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #48 (1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #29 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Alibi by Telephone (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

John Jones' Farewell to Earth (Table of Contents: 11)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); S'vor (introduction, villain); Jovians (introduction)

Synopsis

Jovians come to Earth searching for a criminal but they need Manhunter's help because their weakness is water and it's raining. Jones agrees to help them in exchange for a ride home.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #37 (October 1959)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #48 (1960)
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #184 (May 1969)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #19/1969 ([desember] 1969)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1970 (10. Januar 1970)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #29 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #24 (août 1979) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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The Audubon Nature Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)