Detective Comics #294

DC Comics

United States

Published
August 1961
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/16399

Credits

Editing
Jack Schiff
Murray Boltinoff (associate editor)
George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Villain of 100 Elements! (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]; Elemental Man [John Dolan] (villain)

Credits

Art
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Show/hide 1. No title recorded (Jowett Institute of Physical Training) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Jowett Institute of Physical Training

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Villain of 100 Elements (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Elemental Man [John Dolan] (intro, villain); Professor Higgins

Credits

Script
Bill Finger
Art
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (August 1966)
The Villain of 100 Elements
 
Australia
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #11 ([November 1966?])
The Villain of 100 Elements

Synopsis

Batman and Robin must face the danger created by a man who can control the elements.

Show/hide 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Tootsie Roll) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

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Feature
Tootsie Roll

Credits

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typeset
Show/hide 4. No title recorded (Giant Batman Annual) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

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Feature
Giant Batman Annual
Show/hide 5. No title recorded (Palisades Amusement Park) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

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Feature
Palisades Amusement Park
Show/hide 6. No title recorded (Task Force) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Task Force

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typeset
Show/hide 7. The Fantastic Fish That Defeated Aquaman (Aquaman and Aqualad) Comic story, 5.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman and Aqualad
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting); Harry Black (intro, villain)

Credits

Script
Jack Miller ?
Art
Nick Cardy

Synopsis

Harry Black has large sea monsters at his command and is attacking shipping.

Show/hide 8. No title recorded (Tootsie Roll Fudge) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tootsie Roll Fudge

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 9. The Bullets That Backfired Text story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Adventure

Credits

Author
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 10. See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Giant Superman Annual) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

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Feature
Giant Superman Annual
Show/hide 11. At Last! (Secret Origins) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

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Feature
Secret Origins
Show/hide 12. The Martian Weakling (John Jones Manhunter from Mars) Comic story, 6.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]

Credits

Script
Arnold Drake ?
Art
Joe Certa

Synopsis

Lost in another dimension, the criminals have Martian powers but Jones has none.

Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Show/hide 13. No title recorded (Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

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Feature
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar

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Letters
typeset
Show/hide 14. No title recorded (Frontier Cabin) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Frontier Cabin

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Letters
typeset
Show/hide 15. No title recorded (Revolutionary War Soldiers) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Letters
typeset
Show/hide 16. No title recorded (Junior Sales Club of America) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Junior Sales Club of America

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 17. No title recorded (Daisy Manufacturing Company) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daisy Manufacturing Company

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 39666

Entry created

  • 04/09/2019

Index completed

  • 04/09/2019

Last updated

  • 04/09/2019