Issue Details

Issue	#232
Published	June 1956
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Outlaw Who Played Batman!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Bart Davis] (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Outlaw Who Played Batman"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Bart Davis (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Charles Paris ?

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Could Eat Metal"

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

Half page O'Malley of the 4th Precinct filler "I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!"

Characters	O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
Genre	detective

2 page text article "Secrets of the Detective"

Genre	fact; detective
Script	Jack Miller [as J. E. Maxon]
Pencils	? (illustration)
Inks	? (illustration)
Colors	? (illustration)
Letters	typeset

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Whew! This is awful!"

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

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Dog with A Martian Master"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jupiter (dog); Andy Fletcher (villain)
Synopsis	Jones befriends a stray dog who rescues him from a fiery trap.
Genre	superhero
Script	George Kashdan ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	story gives the impression that Jones keeps the dog and he'll be a continuing character. Writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1