Detective Comics
#271
(September 1959)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-07-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Batman's Armored Rival!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Crimson Knight [Dick Lyons] (villain)
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Batman's Armored Rival
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Crimson Knight [Dick Lyons] (intro, villain); Blinky (intro, villain)
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin are assisted by a new hero, the Crimson Knight. But whose side is the mystery man really on?
- Reprints
-
in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #20 (août 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
-
Water: A Good Friend or a Deadly Enemy -- Depending on You!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll take a look here to see if everything is all right.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
-
in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #333 (November 1964) -
in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #3/1966 (1966)
-
The Incredible Cave Creatures
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
- Reprints
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #30 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
Safe Crackers!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Chronicle Publications, 1959 series) #17 (October 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Law Oddities! / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An ancient law stated that anyone causing the loss of...
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #28 (June-July 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
The Lost Identity
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz] (origin); Rocky Wheeler (intro, villain); The Hanshaw Gang (intro, villain); Dr. Erdel (cameo, flashback)
- Synopsis
- Jones loses his ability to change to Earthman form.
- Reprints
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #30 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Martin O'Hearn
Coming Super-Attractions
World's Finest Comics; Action Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Batman's Armored Rival!
Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Batman's Armored Rival
Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
4.
Water: A Good Friend or a Deadly Enemy -- Depending on You!
-
5.
["I'll take a look here to see if everything is all right."]
Casey the Cop -
6.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
7.
The Incredible Cave Creatures
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
8.
Safe Crackers!
-
9.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
["An ancient law stated that anyone causing the loss of..."]
Law Oddities! -
11.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
12.
Secret of the Singing Idol
-
13.
The Lost Identity
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
14.
Coming Super-Attractions
World's Finest Comics; Action Comics; Batman -
15.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
16.
[no title indexed]
40 Foreign and American Cars -
17.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
19.
[no title indexed]
American Geographical Society Around the World Program
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
- Mike Nielsen
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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