Issue Details

Issue	#282
Published	August 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "Batman's Interplanetary Rival!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tal-Dar
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Batman's Interplanetary Rival"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joe Hackett (intro, villain); Zan-Rak (intro, villain); Tal-Dar
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger ?
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page Superman public service announcement "Lend a Friendly Hand!"

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

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Mirages That Went Mad"

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

1 page text article "Shadow in the Storm"

Letters

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1 page Lefty Looie filler "I've been here a long time, Lefty!"

Characters	Lefty Looie; 1041
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Girl With the Martian Powers"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (supporting); Cleat Groves (intro, villain)
Synopsis	When Diane has to testify against a vicious criminal a strange meteor appears to give her super powers.
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