Detective Comics
#306
(August 1962)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-06-26
- 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 (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Wizard of 1,000 Menaces
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Alfred; Ace the Bat-Hound; Lancelot Wayne; Professor Arnold Hugo (intro)
- Synopsis
- His brain enlarged by a freak accident, Prof Hugo attacks Batman with invisible robots.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #40 ([circa December 1962])
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.
Mention that Bruce's ancestor Lancelot, tried to glide using a bat wing model. All of Hugo's subsequent appearances are as a Martian Manhunter villain.
[no title indexed]
Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you seen the new Comicpac
[no title indexed]
Strange Laws / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As long as I can't paint it, I made a pretty pink slip cover for it!
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!
- Genre
- superhero
The Last Days of J'onn J'onzz
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones, J'onn J'onzz]; Diane Meade; Capt. Harding
- Synopsis
- A rare meteorite saps Manhunter's powers as he battles giant robot animals created by an unnamed scientist.
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must not miss these great issues!
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Company.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally famous prizes for you...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Wizard of 1,000 Menaces!
Batman and Robin -
1.
["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
American Body Building Club -
2.
The Wizard of 1,000 Menaces
Batman and Robin -
3.
["Have you seen the new Comicpac"]
Comicpac -
4.
["As long as I can't paint it, I made a pretty pink slip cover for it!"]
Strange Laws -
5.
["Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!"]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual -
6.
They Trap the Fingerprint Forgers
-
7.
The Last Days of J'onn J'onzz
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
8.
Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
-
9.
["Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!"]
Giant Superman Annual -
10.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
11.
["You must not miss these great issues!"]
Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman -
12.
Task Force
Task Force -
13.
["Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"]
Chet Atkins Method -
14.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin -
15.
["Nationally famous prizes for you..."]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
16.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
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- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Fawzy Partridge
- Matthew Peets
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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