Detective Comics, #245
Published: July 1957
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Issue Contents:
The Dynamic Trio!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Vicki Vale
- Mysteryman [Commissioner James Gordon]
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Draw Me
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Dynamic Trio
Storyline
Batman declares he needs help to crack a smuggling ring and brings in new hero called Mysteryman. Vicki Vale spends the whole story trying to figure out who Mysteryman is.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Mysteryman [Commissioner James Gordon]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Vicki Vale
- unnamed Editor of View magazine
- group of smugglers (villain)
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
Storyline
Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.
Characters
- Binky
- Allergy
- Bob
- Pete
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bob Oksner
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Warden, I just caught 6442!"
Characters
- Warden Willis
- 6442
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The X-Y-Z Ray
Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Karen (supporting)
- Harry Horner (intro, villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
"Hmm, there goes Slippery Sam!"
Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Slippery Sam
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Tracking the Insurance Frauds
The Phantom Fire Alarms
Storyline
Gangster Lance Faber discovers Jones is a Martian whose weakness is fire. But then Jones seems to no longer be affected by fire at all!
Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones
- J'onn J'onzz]
- Lance Faber (intro, villain)
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Story Notes
script credit from Bob Hughes
"Hello, warden!"
Characters
- Warden Willis
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"
Story Notes
Back cover.