Detective Comics, #217

Published: March 1955

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Detective Comics #217

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Issue Contents:
The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Mental Giant [Barney Barrows]
Credits
Draw Me!
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
Story 2 10 pages superhero
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)
Want a U. S. Government Job?
Story 3 1 page
Story 4 2 pages humor

"This is your first day on the force, Hogan..."

Characters
  • Casey
Your United Nations at Work!
Story 5 1 page non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
The World's Sea Fair!
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
Credits
Story 7 1 page humor

"Gosh, it's awfully small!"

Characters
  • Little Pete
The Famous DC Symbol
Story 8 1 page
Story 9 1 page

"If you straighten this out...it will disappear!"

Story Notes

puzzle

Laundry-Mark Sleuth
Story 10 2 pages non-fiction; detective-mystery
The Unlucky Guest Stars!
Story 11 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
Credits
Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.