Issue Details

Issue	#288
Published	February 1961
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Menace of the Multiple Creature!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Multi-creature (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

12 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Menace of the Multiple Creature"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Multi-creature (intro, villain); Stokes (intro, villain); Stamm; Mary Todd
Synopsis	When lightning hits a pool of chemical waste, a strange creature is created which constantly changes shape and size.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger ?
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "Our American Heritage"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Letters	Ira Schnapp

6 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Girl With the Deadly Gaze"

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

1 page text article "Doom Rings the Doorbell"

Letters

typeset

1 page Jail Jests filler "I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms."

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "Case of the Honest Swindler"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jed Peters (intro, villain); Larry Loder (intro)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa

Half page statement of ownership "Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics"

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Liebowitz
Letters	typeset
Notes	Date of Filing: October 1, 1960. Average number of copies per issue, previous year: 314,000. Publisher National Comics 575 Lexington Ave New York, NY Editor: Jack Schiff Owners: H. Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation. Avg. Sales 314,000