Issue Details

Issue	#272
Published	October 1959
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "Menace of the Crystal Creature!"

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

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Crystal Creature"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Black Patch (intro, villain); The Crystal Creature (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "It's Fun to Learn!"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Warden Willis filler "Look at this!"

Characters	Warden Willis; 7011
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "Roy Raymond's Fantastic Powers"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Stop! You're under arrest!"

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

Half page filler "Law Curios!"

Genre	fact
Pencils	Morris Waldinger ?
Inks	Morris Waldinger ?

1 page text article "Blind Eyewitness"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Super-Sleuth's Bodyguard"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willie Harper (intro, villain); Mike Hanson
Synopsis	Because Jones has to testify in an important case, Harding assigns him a bodyguard
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1