Issue Details

Issue	#287
Published	January 1961
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Raven and the Wasp!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Raven [Joe Parker] (villain); The Wasp [Willie Blaine] (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Raven and the Wasp"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting); Kzan (intro, villain); Jhorl (intro, villain); The Raven [Joe Parker] (intro, villain); The Wasp [Willie Blaine] (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page Lefty Looie filler "I'd like to see a gun!"

Characters	Lefty Looie
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Wizard King"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Genre	detective
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09

1 page text article "Homicide in the Hothouse"

Letters

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1 page public service announcement "Get a Grip on Your Gripes!"

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

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "J'onn J'onzz's Kid Brother"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz] (origin); Captain Harding (supporting); Biff Conklin (intro, villain); T'omm J'onzz (intro); Mr. J'onzz; Mrs. J'onzz; Dr. Erdel (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis	Jones tries to rebuild the robot brain but accidentally brings his brother to Earth. The machine only has one charge so he can't go back home again.
Genre	superhero
Script	Dave Wood ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	origin recap,writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1