Detective Comics #238
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- December 1956
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/13236
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Doors That Hid Disaster!
(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
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1Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Checkmate (intro, villain, death); Commissioner Gordon (voice only, supporting)
Credits
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris
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- Also printed
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #101 ([November 1958?]) — The Doors that Hid Disaster
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #228 (January 1971) — The Doors That Hid Disaster
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #23 ([1971?]) — The Doors That Hid Disaster
- Original
- Detective Comics 238, December 1956
- This version
- Batman 228, January-February 1971 (80 Page Giant Magazine G-79)
- From GCD
- from Detective Comics #238 (December 1956)
2"Jerry, there's a large stack in the back room."
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Jerry the Jitterbug
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
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3Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff?
- Art
- Ruben Moreira
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
4Featuring
- Feature
- Roy Raymond TV Detective
- Genre
- Detective
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Dr. Huston (intro, villain)
Credits
- Art
- Ruben Moreira
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- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #12 ([May 1957?]) — The Invaders from the 4th Dimension
5"Ow! My tooth!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
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6"Where is it?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
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7Credits
- Author
- Art
- ? (illustration)
- Colours
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
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8Featuring
- Feature
- John Jones Manhunter from Mars
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Booby-Trap Bagley (intro, villain); Lieutenant Saunders (intro)
Credits
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Art
- Joe Certa
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- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #12 ([May 1957?]) — Earth Detective for a Day
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Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007) — Earth Detective for a Day
- From GCD
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #238.
Synopsis
The Earth Mars comet takes away Jones' powers for two hours
Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Indicia
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