Detective Comics
#300
(February 1962)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-12-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical 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.
The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Polka-Dot (villain)
- Reprints
-
in The Suicide Squad Case Files (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([September] 2021)
-
- Keywords
- batmobile
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Boys and Girls...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Editorial letter on the price increase to 12¢.
The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Polka-Dot [also as Polka-Dot Man] (intro, villain); Ran Jafir; Dagar (a leopard)
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin face Mr. Polka-Dot, who uses colorful dots as weapons and bases his crimes around dots and spots.
- Reprints
- in The Suicide Squad Case Files (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([September] 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
World's Finest Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This famous symbol is your guarantee...
[no title indexed]
Lefty Looie / cartoon / 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
- There's a pretty rich doctor down the street who goes away every weekend.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lefty Looie
- Synopsis
- Lefty tries to rob a veterinary doctor.
The J'onn J'onzz Museum
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (supporting); Aloysius Bean (intro); Torch Raiders
- Synopsis
- Criminals use newsreel footage of J'onzz to determine his weakness.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Mystery of the Undersea Safari
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad; Jeffers (intro, villain); Professor Peters
- Synopsis
- Aquaman and Aqualad help Professor Peters stop some crooks from stealing a pirate treasure.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature moves to World's Finest Comics with #125.
[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Date of Filing: October 1st, 1961. Average number of copies per issue, previous year: 325,000.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man!
Batman and Robin -
1.
["Dear Boys and Girls..."]
-
2.
The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man
Batman and Robin -
3.
["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
World's Finest Comics; Batman -
4.
["There's a pretty rich doctor down the street who goes away every weekend."]
Lefty Looie -
5.
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Giant Batman Annual -
6.
Let Science Serve You!
-
7.
The J'onn J'onzz Museum
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
8.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson -
9.
Danger: Police at Work
-
10.
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Giant Superman Annual -
11.
The Mystery of the Undersea Safari
Aquaman and Aqualad -
12.
[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
-
13.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
14.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
15.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
16.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
17.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Fawzy Partridge
- Jim Van Dore
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