Detective Comics, #217
Published: March 1955
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The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Mental Giant [Barney Barrows]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Draw Me!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
Storyline
Wanting to be a Policeman terribly, young Barney Barrows discovers that he can't pass the mental test to become one. However, a freak explosion in the Police lab exposes Barney to radiation which swells his mental capacity and head. He figures out Batman's true identity and forces the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder to do his bidding.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Mental Giant [Barney Barrows] (villain, reforms)
- The Mental's Mob [Kyler
- rest unnamed] (villains)
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Charles Paris
Want a U. S. Government Job?
"This is your first day on the force, Hogan..."
Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Your United Nations at Work!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The World's Sea Fair!
Characters
- Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
"Gosh, it's awfully small!"
Characters
- Little Pete
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Famous DC Symbol
"If you straighten this out...it will disappear!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
puzzle
Laundry-Mark Sleuth
The Unlucky Guest Stars!
Characters
- Roy Raymond
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.