Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1956-03-20
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #231 Edit Cover
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Batman, Junior!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff ? (see notes)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (photo); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (photo); Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Joe Desris credits pencils on this cover to Sheldon Moldoff, however, art appears to be Swan to a number of others including noted art identifier Craig Delich.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Batman, Junior
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman, Junior [John Vance] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Birrel Binter (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
When Batman doesn't allow Robin to come with him on a case, he's hurt, but more so when he accidentally discovers a photo of the Caped Crusader with a younger version of himself, taken years before there was a Robin, and that person, now a grown man, has returned to Gotham City.
Reprints (4)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, pull over to the curb!
Characters:
Jerry the Jitterbug
Reprints (1)

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
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Winchester Roller Skates; Wings Winchester / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
Characters:
Superman

Indexer Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger
(Table of Contents: 6)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Professor Abner Bean; Harvey Crow (villain)

[no title indexed]
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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Strange Laws / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?

Manhunting in Miniature
(Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
? (illustration)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; detective-mystery

The Thief Who Had Super Powers!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (origin); unnamed Martian criminal (intro, villain); Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis:
An unnamed criminal escapes from Mars and lands on Earth. He offers Jones his Guard Belt which can transport him back to Mars, but Jones refuses because the criminal would escape.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

Jones uses telescopic Martian eyesight and super-hearing. The Martian villain uses super-strength.

Follow This Track
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Showcase / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop! You Thief!
Characters:
Casey the Cop
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Davy to the Rescue!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Batman, Junior!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
    Honor House Products Novelties
  3. Batman, Junior
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["Hey, pull over to the curb!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  5. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Roller Skates; Wings Winchester
  6. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  7. The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. ["I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?"]
    Strange Laws
  11. Manhunting in Miniature
  12. The Thief Who Had Super Powers!
    Martian Manhunter
  13. Follow This Track
    Showcase
  14. ["Stop! You Thief!"]
    Casey the Cop
  15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
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Issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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