Issue Details

Issue	#251
Published	January 1958
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Alien Batman!"

Characters	Vicki Vale; Batman [Brand Ballard] (villain); Keener (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Alien Batman"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Vicki Vale (supporting); Brand Ballard (intro, villain); Keener (intro, villain); Hatchet Marley (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis	Vicki Vales snaps a picture of an alien dressed in a Batman costume and immediately jumps to a conclusion.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page Casey the Cop filler "That's interesting--televising events right from the street!"

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

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Human Parrot"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Kurudu (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #22 July 1958

2 page Warden Willis filler "A prisoner escaped!"

Characters	Warden Willis; Butch Logan
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "Fatal Fingerprints"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "Alias Mr. Zero"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Mike (intro, villain); Mr. Big (intro, villain)
Synopsis	Jones disguises himself as Mr. Zero to smoke out a gang chief.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	The Artima reprint credits the script to Jack Miller. Writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08.
Reprinted	In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #22 July 1958; in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page public service announcement "Wanted: A Teen-Age Code"

Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira