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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