Issue Details

Issue	#257
Published	July 1958
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Batman's Invincible Foe!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

1 page public service announcement "Are You a Litter-Bug?"

Script	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "Batman's Invincible Foe"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Karko (intro, villain); Mahan
Synopsis	A criminal and a policeman from the future draw Batman into the middle of their battle.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

2 page Warden Willis filler "I ordered a whole truck-load of canned goods."

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

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Return of Cleopatra"

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

Half page Humorous Sheriff! filler

1 page Batman Whirly-Word Game activity

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre	superhero
Notes	puzzle

1 page text article "The Ghost-Written Clue"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "King of the Underworld!"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willie Wanger (intro, villain, death); Bert Weldon (intro, villain); Mike Herty (intro, villain)
Synopsis	There's a gang war to determine who will take Willy Wanger's place, and Jones is determined to win.
Genre	superhero
Script	Arnold Drake ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 6/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page O'Malley of the 4th Precinct filler "In which the five-foot flatfoot, the pick of the pickpocket squad, gets picked--but good!"

Characters	O'Malley; Mr. Mintore
Genre	detective
Script	Irwin Hasen
Pencils	Irwin Hasen
Inks	Irwin Hasen