Issue Details

Issue	#226
Published	November-December 1974
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz
Notes	100 page Super-Spectacular, bio of Tex Blaisdell

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Superman; Metamorpho; Sandman; Sandy; Deadman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy

20 page Superman and Batman story "The Freak Who Never Fails"

Characters	With Metamorpho. Superman; Batman; El Jefe; Simon Stagg; Sapphire Stagg; Java; Julio Diego
Genre	superhero
Script	Bob Haney
Pencils	Dick Dillin
Inks	Tex Blaisdell
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #48

2 page Metamorpho story "The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade"

Characters	Metamorpho (origin); Batman; Simon Stagg; Sapphire Stagg; Java
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell?
Pencils	Ramona Fradon
Inks	Charles Paris
Notes	two page recap of Metamorpho's career. Inker id corrected 6/06 by Bob Hughes. Incorrectly credited to Joe Simon in Weird Secret Origins reprint. Batman figures by Jim Aparo.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #48; in Weird Secret Origins (DC, 2004 series) #nn (October 2004)

10 page Sandman story "I Hate the Sandman!"

Characters	Sandman; Sandy
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Kirby (possible co-plot with Joe Simon)
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics #87 (August-September 1943)

1 page Eclipso story "The Genius WHo Fought Himself"

Characters	Eclipso
Genre	superhero

12 page Eclipso story "Eclipso's Amazing Ally!"

Characters	Bruce Gordon; Eclipso; Pofessor Bennett; Mona Bennett
Synopsis	Eclipso builds a robot Eclipso to fool Bruce Gordon but when the robot Eclipso traps Bruce and Professor Bennett and tries to kill them, Eclipso must help them escape.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bob Haney
Pencils	Alex Toth
Inks	Alex Toth
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #63 (November-December 1963)

6 page Robotman story "The Crime Collector"

Characters	Robotman
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller, Carmine Infantino (plot)
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Moe Worthman
Reprinted	from Detective Comics #194 (April 1953)

16 page Deadman story "What Makes a Corpse Cry?"

Characters	Deadman [Boston Brand]; Rama Kushna; Tiny; Liz Martin; Rocky Manzel; Paul
Synopsis	While trying to find his killer, Boston Brand checks on Rocky Manzel who once threatened to kill him. Boston stops Rocky and his band of counterfeiters.
Genre	Superhero; Occult
Script	Carmine Infantino (plot); Jack Miller (script)
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC 1950 series) #207 (December 1967)

6 page Martian Manhunter story "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel"

Characters	J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	reprints the first Martian Manhunter story
Reprinted	from Detective Comics #225 (November 1955)

6 page Martian Manhunter story "The Case of the Magic Baseball"

Characters	J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	reprints the second Martian Manhunter story
Reprinted	from Detective Comics #226 (December 1955)