Issue Details

Issue	#278
Published	April 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Man Who Became a Giant!"

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

13 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Man Who Became a Giant"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Simms (intro, villain); Titanic Man [Steve Condon] (intro)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris

1 page public service announcement "Aloha ... Hawaii!"

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

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Officer! Oh, officer!"

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 5th Dimension Trap"

Characters	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Ruben Moreira

Half page Strange Laws filler "Hey! It's not time yet!"

Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "Fatal Direction"

Letters

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6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz"

Characters	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Rocky Carlin Gang (intro, villain); Venusians (villains)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1