Issue Details

Issue	#231
Published	May 1956
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Batman, Junior!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne] (photo); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (photo); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan (see Notes this issue)
Inks	Stan Kaye
Notes	Joe Desris credits pencils on this cover to Sheldon Moldoff, however, art does appear to be Swan to a number of others, including noted art identifier, Craig Delich.

12 page Batman and Robin story "Batman, Junior"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Birrell Binter (intro, villain); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (intro)
Synopsis	When Batman doesn't allow Robin to come with him on a case, he's hurt, but more so when he accidently discovers a photo of the Caped Crusader with a younger version of himself, taken years before there was a Robin, and that person, now a grown man, has returned to Gotham City.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-18-07.
Reprinted	In Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October-November 1966)

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler "Hey, pull over to the curb!"

Characters	Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Superman public service announcement "Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Professor Abner Bean; Harvey Crow (villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks	Ruben Moreira (signed)

1 page Strange Laws filler "I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?"

Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Manhunting in Miniature"

Genre	crime
Script	Jack Miller [as Jed Maxwell]
Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Colors	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Thief Who Had Super Powers!"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (origin); unnamed Martian criminal (intro, villain); Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis	An unnamed criminal escapes from Mars and lands on Earth. He offers Jones his Guard Belt which can transport him back to Mars, but Jones refuses because the criminal would escape.
Genre	superhero
Script	George Kashdan ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09. Jones uses telescopic Martian eyesight and super-hearing. The Martian villain uses super-strength.
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Stop! You Thief!"

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