Detective Comics #241

DC Comics

United States

Published
March 1957
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/13432

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Rainbow Batman! (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Credits

Art
Sheldon Moldoff

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #86 ([July 1957?])
The Rainbow Batman!
Show/hide 1. The Rainbow Batman (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Alfred Pennyworth (supporting); thieves (villain)

Credits

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]
Inks
Stan Kaye

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #86 ([July 1957?])
The Rainbow Batman
 
United Kingdom
Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #86 ([July 1957?])
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #21 ([April 1962?])
The Rainbow Batman
 
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (August 1966)
The Rainbow Batman
 
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (August 1966)
 (80 Page Giant G-24)
 
Australia
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #11 ([November 1966?])
The Rainbow Batman
 
Australia
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #11 ([November 1966?])

Synopsis

A freak accident to Dick Grayson forces Batman into the uncomfortable position of having to wear different colors of Batman uniforms to keep people from noticing the injury also affects Robin the Boy Wonder!

Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-13-07.

Show/hide 2. Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Buzzy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buzzy
Genre
Teen
Characters
Buzzy

Credits

Script
Jack Schiff ?
Art
Ruben Moreira
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Show/hide 3. The Man Who Couldn't Touch Ground (Roy Raymond TV Detective) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Roy Raymond TV Detective
Genre
Detective
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Commissioner Jameson

Credits

Art
Ruben Moreira

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #9 ([June 1957?])
The Man Who Couldn't Touch Ground
Show/hide 4. "So you won't tell us a thing, eh?" (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Gag
Characters
Casey the Cop; Butch

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #87 (June 1957)
Untitled
 
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #119 ([June 1957?])
Untitled
 
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #119 ([June 1957?])
Show/hide 5. They Fight Frauds Text story, 1.75 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fact

Credits

Author
Jack Miller [as Jack McCoy]
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 6. Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics Statement of ownership, 0.25 pages

Credits

Script
J.S. Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Notes

Statement for October 1, 1956.

Show/hide 7. The Impossible Manhunt! (John Jones Manhunter from Mars) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Firebug Smith [Jasper Craig] (intro, villain); Roger Jones

Credits

Script
Jack Miller ?
Art
Joe Certa

Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 37185

Entry created

  • 20/07/2008

Index completed

  • 16/11/2012

Last updated

  • 16/11/2012