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Issue Details

Issue	#255
Published	May 1958
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Death in Dinosaur Hall!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	"Dinosaur" incorrectly spelt as "Dinasaur"

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Death in Dinosaur Hall!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. X [Carl Danton] (intro, villain); Fingers Nolan (intro, villain); Professor Hale; Albert Linke; Mario Hazzara; John Logan
Synopsis	Responding to an urgent call from Professor Hale at the Mechanical Museum of Natural History, Batman & Robin arrive only to find the professor has apparantly died at the "hands" of one of the mechanical dinosaurs on exhibit. When they examine the body more closely, they discover the dead man has left them a clue to his killer!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-23-07.
Reprinted	In Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6 (Winter 1964)

2 page Warden Willis filler "All right men."

Characters	Warden Willis; Jenks
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Stranger From Saturn"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); a Saturnian [Rocky Watson] (intro, villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

1 page text story "Shots Heard 'Round the Campus"

Genre	crime
Letters	typeset

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Having trouble parking your car, lady?"

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

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "That Deep Dark Secret!"

Characters	Buzzy
Genre	teen
Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Winslow Mortimer
Inks	Winslow Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "World-Wide Manhunt!"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Horace Stone (intro, villain); John Blake; Adventurers' Club; Roger Drews; Ben Troy; Larry Hart
Synopsis	Jones has to find a witness to save a friend from a murder charge.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1