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Detective Comics
#280
(June 1960)
DC
, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-04-26
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
(editor);
Murray Boltinoff
(associate editor);
George Kashdan
(associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration. Printed in the U.S.A.
Menace of the Atomic-Man!
(Table of Contents)
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
/ cover / 1 page
(report information)
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Atomic-Man [Paul Strobe] (villain)
Edit cover
Cover gallery
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)
(Expand)
/
Joe Weider
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
The Menace of the Atomic Man
(Table of Contents: 2)
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
/ comic story / 12.67 pages
(report information)
Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
(signed as
Bob Kane
)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was a human cyclotron -- a criminal who possessed the power to alter the atomic structure of anything he looked at!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting); Atomic-Man [Paul Strobe] (intro, villain); Henry Hayes
Synopsis
A weird criminal uses eye beams to change the atomic structure of things.
Keywords
Transmutation
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)
(Expand)
/
World's Finest Comics; Batman
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)
Casey the Cop
/ comic story / 1 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm lucky! There's a place to park!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints
from
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #91
(April 1955)
The Readers' Choice!
(Table of Contents: 5)
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/
The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America; Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
(report information)
Prof. Wetzel's Mystery Ray!
(Table of Contents: 6)
Roy Raymond TV Detective
/ comic story / 5.67 pages
(report information)
Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
(signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was the most astonishing invention ever conceived by man -- a ray capable of changing the molecular structure of any object!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond (disguised as Professor Wetzel); Karen (supporting); Mack Mason; gangsters; police; firemen
Synopsis
In order to capture a gang of crooks, Roy Raymond fakes a transformation ray so that the crooks will kidnap him, this leading police to their hideout.
Reprints
in
Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #65
(février 1962) [N&B [B&W]]
in
Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #34
(1977) [N&B [B&W]]
Keywords
Transformation
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
(Table of Contents: 7)
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/
House of Secrets; House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)
Warden Willis
/ comic story / 1 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
(signed as
Henry Boltinoff
)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm glad your commission approves of my prison!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
The convicts outwit Warden Willis.
Keywords
prison
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)
(Expand)
/
Palisades Amusement Park
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
Cold Clue!
(Table of Contents: 10)
text story / 1 page
(report information)
Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lt. Martinelli listened to the shrill scream of the siren atop his squad car, and watched the traffic scatter like frightened pigeons before an onrushing beast.
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Lt. Martinelli; interne; Otto Krauss (baker, robbery victim); Buddy Gray (hold-up man)
Synopsis
Otto tricks Buddy into leaving a fingerprint at the scene of the crime.
Keywords
armed robbery
;
bakery
;
fingerprint
Bodyguard to a Bandit
(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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you imagine the Manhunter from Mars using his fantastic powers to keep a criminal from going to prison?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Biff Benson (intro, villain)
Synopsis
Jones is assigned to keep a criminal who wants to go to jail from getting there.
Reprints
in
Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #70
(juillet 1962) [N&B [B&W]]
in
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1
([September] 2007)
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)
(Expand)
/
Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)
(Expand)
/
Stephens Credit Sales
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
Be Your Own Boss!
(Table of Contents: 14)
public service announcement / 1 page
(report information)
Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Monday...
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Phil; Jim
Synopsis
Phil puts off his book report so long that he cuts himself out of food opportunity.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. P.S.A. in comic-story form.
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)
(Expand)
/
Wilson Chemical Co.
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
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0.
Menace of the Atomic-Man!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
1.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider
2.
The Menace of the Atomic Man
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
3.
["This famous symbol is your guarantee of the best in comics reading"]
World's Finest Comics; Batman
4.
["I'm lucky! There's a place to park!"]
Casey the Cop
5.
The Readers' Choice!
The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America; Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
6.
Prof. Wetzel's Mystery Ray!
Roy Raymond TV Detective
7.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
House of Secrets; House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected
8.
["I'm glad your commission approves of my prison!"]
Warden Willis
9.
["Be my guest at the 5 ring Hunt Bros. Royal International Circus"]
Palisades Amusement Park
10.
Cold Clue!
11.
Bodyguard to a Bandit
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
12.
["For the very best..."]
Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk
13.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales
14.
Be Your Own Boss!
15.
["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"]
Wilson Chemical Co.
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