Detective Comics, #249
Published: November 1957
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The Crime of Bruce Wayne!
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Crime of Bruce Wayne
"It was like a nightmare --"
Storyline
Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000...but the plan goes horribly wrong and Wayne gets sent to death row!
Characters
- Batman
- Batwoman
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Dick Grayson
- Kathy Kane
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Robin
- Bruce Wayne
- un-named prison warden
- The Collector (villain, introduction)
- Squint Neely (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
Story Notes
House ad for two releases dated November 1957: Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #52 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #117.
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
Characters
- Theodore Roosevelt
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff (uncertain)
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Featuring Video Laffs
"I'll get it!"
Credits
- Script: Harry Lampert
- Pencils: Harry Lampert
- Inks: Harry Lampert
- Letters: Harry Lampert
The Ghost That Haunted Roy Raymond
"Can you imagine anyone in this day and age believing in ghosts?"
Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Karen (supporting)
- Mr. Banks (intro)
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
Sleuths of the C.I.B.
"Yes, Mrs. Van Pester, right away!"
Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Sarge
- Mrs. Van Pester
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Target for a Day
"The life of the governor was at stake!"
Storyline
Jones disguises himself as the Governor in order to protect him from a criminal gang whose leader is up for execution.
Characters
- J'Onn J'Onzz
- Martian Manhunter
- The Carlson Gang (intro, villain)
- Reagan
- Maegland
- Farley
Story Notes
The Artima reprint credits the script to Jack Miller. Wood credit from Bob Hughes.
"Dad, I'm in the school band."
Characters
- Varsity Vic
- Dad
- Professor Pott
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.