Issue Details

Issue	#245
Published	July 1957
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Dynamic Trio!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Mysteryman [Commissioner Gordon]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	additional cover information suggested by Darci 9/3/08

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Dynamic Trio"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mysteryman [Commissioner Gordon] (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); Vicki Vale (supporting); smugglers (villain)
Synopsis	Batman declares he needs help to crack a smuggling ring and brings in new hero called Mysteryman. Vicki Vale spends the whole story trying to figure out who Mysteryman is.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Reprinted	in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #2 (November-December 1975); in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964)

1 page Binky public service announcement Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"

Characters	Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete
Synopsis	Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Title elaboration, genre, character appearances, and synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 28 August 2004.

1 page Warden Willis filler "Warden, I just caught 6442!"

Characters	Warden Willis; 6442
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The X-Y-Z Ray"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Harry Horner (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks	Ruben Moreira

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm, there goes Slippery Sam!"

Characters	Casey the Cop; Slippery Sam
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

2 page text article "Tracking the Insurance Frauds"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Phantom Fire Alarms"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Lance Faber (intro, villain)
Synopsis	Gangster Lance Faber discovers Jones is a Martian whose weakness is fire. But then Jones seems to no longer be affected by fire at all!
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

Half page Warden Willis filler "1,605,412 More Swings"

Characters	Warden Willis
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff