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231May 1956
$0.10

Detective Comics #231

DC · May 1956 · on sale 1956-03-20

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#231
Publication date
May 1956
Key date
1956-05-00
On-sale date
1956-03-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman, Junior!cover1pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne] (photo); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (photo); Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Batman, Juniorcomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman, Junior [John Vance] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Birrel Binter (villain, introduction)
3-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
5Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman
6The Mystery of the Brain-Exchangercomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Professor Abner Bean; Harvey Crow (villain)
9-cartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10Manhunting in Miniaturetext article2script: Jed Maxwell
11The Thief Who Had Super Powers!comic story6script: George Kashdan; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Ira SchnappMartian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (origin); unnamed Martian criminal (intro, villain); Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback)
12Follow This Trackpromo (ad from the publisher)1
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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