Detective Comics, #241

Published: March 1957

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Detective Comics #241

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Issue Contents:
The Rainbow Batman!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Rainbow Batman
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

A freak accident to Dick Grayson forces Batman into the uncomfortable position of having to wear different colors of Batman uniforms to keep people from noticing the injury also affects Robin the Boy Wonder!

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon (cameo)
  • Alfred Pennyworth (cameo)
  • Marion Marley (movie starlet)
  • unnamed thieves (villains)
Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Josely Company.

Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Story 4 1 page non-fiction; advocacy
Characters
  • Buzzy Brown
Credits
The Man Who Couldn't Touch Ground
Story 5 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
  • Karen
  • Commissioner Jameson
Credits
Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
Story 6 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.

Story 7 1 page humor

"So you won't tell us a thing, eh?"

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
  • Butch
They Fight Frauds
Story 8 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics (1)
Story 9 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Statement for October 1, 1956.

The Impossible Manhunt!
Story 10 6 pages superhero
Storyline

An arsonist is targeting any business owned by anyone named Jones, so John Jones opens an art gallery to catch the criminal.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] [aka John Jones]
  • Captain Harding
  • Roger Jones
  • Firebug Smith [Jasper Craig] (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Script identification by Bob Hughes.

Story 11 1 page
Story 12 1 page
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless"
Story 13 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.