Issue Details

Issue	#276
Published	February 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Return of Bat-Mite!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Bat-Mite (supporting)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Return of Bat-Mite"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (supporting); Bat-Mite (supporting); The Hobby Robber (intro, villain)
Synopsis	Bat-Mite returns for more fun with Batman and Robin. But when they turn away his offer to help, Bat-Mite decides to help Batwoman instead.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger ?
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Batman #129 ad"

1 page Superboy public service announcement "It's Fun to Help Others!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Letters	Ira Schnapp

Half page Law Oddities! filler "In Ancient Greece, if a rock fell on a man and injured him,..."

Genre	fact
Pencils	Morris Waldinger ?
Inks	Morris Waldinger ?

Half page statement of ownership "Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics"

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Liebowitz
Letters	typeset
Notes	Date of Filing: October 1, 1959. Publisher: National Comics 575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: Jack Schiff. Owners: Harry Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation.

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Great Space Hoax"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Synopsis	Usually, contestants on Roy's show make claims that he proves to be hoaxes. This time the contestant admits he's perpetrating a hoax and dares Roy to prove it.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

1 page Warden Willis filler "There goes the escaped man, Warden!"

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

1 page text article "The Arrest That Failed"

Letters

typeset

5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Crimes of John Jones"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); "Big Boy" Benson (intro, villain)
Synopsis	A passing cosmic cloud gives Manhunter amnesia and Big Boy Benson tries to convince him he's a crook.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	Writer identification from Bob Hughes. Martian Manhunter also appears in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 this month.
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "World's Finest Comics #107 ad"