Issue Details

Issue	#246
Published	August 1957
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Murder at Mystery Castle!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Murder at Mystery Castle"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robert Cray (intro, villain); Jay Sonderson (intro, villain)
Synopsis	The murder of John Barham in his own castle that he had dis-assembled in Europe and re-built in America draws the Caped Crusaders into a murder mystery that nearly costs them their lives.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Pat Gordon
Notes	Lettering credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-07.
Reprinted	In Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6 (Winter 1964); in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #2

1 page public service announcement "Earn While You Learn!"

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

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm-that window looks open!"

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

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Man With the Magic Camera"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Homer Woods (intro, villain); Mr. Walters (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #17 Feburary 1958

1 page Warden Willis filler "Slugs McSpade keeps very busy with his garden."

Characters	Warden Willis; Slugs McSpade
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Quick! Give me a big juicy steak!"

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

1 page text story "A Counterfeiter Takes the Count"

Genre	crime
Letters	typeset

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "John Jones' Female Nemesis"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (intro); Tiger Raffity (intro, villain); Morris (intro, villain); Scanlon (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Martin O'Hearn
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #17 February 1958