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Issue Details

Issue #230
Published April 1956
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Mad Hatter of Gotham City!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks George Roussos

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Mad Hatter of Gotham City"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (intro, villain)
Synopsis The Mad Hatter wants to add Batman's cowl to his collection of hats.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #15 (November 1981); in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962)

1 page Batman Whirly-Word Game activity

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre superhero
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes puzzle

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man of a Hundred Hoaxes!"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Daniel Martin (villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks Ruben Moreira (signed)

2 page Casey the Cop filler "Golly, I haven't played baseball in years!"

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

2 page text article "Detectives with 1,000 Skills"

Genre fact; detective
Script Jack Miller [as John Mallon]
Pencils ? (illustration)
Inks ? (illustration)
Colors ? (illustration)
Letters typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Sleuth Without a Clue"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz]; Farrow Gang [Barney Bennett] (intro, villain)
Synopsis The Blazer Comet takes away Jones' powers for 24 hours.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09. Manhunter uses super hearing for the first time.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

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

Characters Binky
Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp