Issue Details

Issue	#239
Published	January 1957
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Batman's Robot Twin!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Jack Adler (wash)

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Batman's Robot Twin!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Dr. Dall (villain); Batman's Robot Twin; Professor Carden
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

Half page Casey the Cop filler "What's the trouble?"

Characters	Casey the Cop
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!"

Characters	Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof. Haley]
Notes	advertisement for Showcase #6

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "Roy Raymond's Strange Revenge"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jimmy James (intro, villain); Simpkins (intro, villain); Walt Mason; Al Griffin
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

1 page Buzzy public service announcement Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Genre	teen
Script	Jack Schiff?
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Letters	Ira Schnapp

2 page text article "How Police Catch Crooks at Work"

Script	Jack Miller [as Joe McCoy]
Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Colors	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "Ordeal by Fire"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Burke (intro)
Synopsis	Jones is assigned to the Arson Squad
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1