Issue Details

Issue	#242
Published	April 1957
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Underworld Bat-Cave!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Brainy Walker (villain); Trigger Turner (villain); Rackets Reed (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Underworld Bat-Cave"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Brainy Walker (intro, villain); Trigger Turner (intro, villain); Rackets Reed (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Careers in Nursing"

Genre	Teen
Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man Who Could Make Money"

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

1 page Warden Willis filler "Prisoner escaped!"

Characters	Warden Willis
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "Trap For a Smuggler"

Letters

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Half page Casey the Cop filler "Now are you sure it will be allright, Case!?"

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

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Thirty Fathom Sleuth"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jack Platter (intro, villain); Larry "Nitro" Bates (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1