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Issue Details

Issue #263
Published January 1959
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (villain); Bragan (villain); The Professor (villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

11 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (intro, villain); Bragan (intro, villain); The Professor (intro, villain); Odin (not the Norse God)
Synopsis In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons.
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "Formula for Success!"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page Warden Willis filler "You're a free man today, Groden."

Characters Warden Willis; Groden
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Leroy Legge (intro, villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

1 page text article "The Clue in the Rain"

Letters typeset

Half page Warden Willis filler "I know it's irregular, Warden, but..."

Characters Warden Willis
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Well, Slugger, when the jury comes out..."

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

5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Crime Conjurer!"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Conjurer (intro, villain)
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