Detective Comics, #255

Published: May 1958

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Detective Comics #255

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Issue Contents:
Death in Dinasaur [sic] Hall!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Death in Dinosaur Hall!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Responding to an urgent call from Professor Hale at the Mechanical Museum of Natural History, Batman and Robin arrive only to find the professor has apparently died at the "hands" of one of the mechanical dinosaurs on exhibit. When they examine the body more closely, they discover the dead man has left them a clue to his killer!

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Professor Hale (museum curator, death)
  • Albert Linke (museum taxidermist)
  • Mario Hazzara
  • John Logan (master electrician)
  • Mr. X [Carl Danton] (villain, introduction)
  • Fingers Nolan (villain, introduction)

Featuring The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

Story 3 1 page
Story 4 2 pages humor

"All right, men. Step to it!"

Characters
  • Warden Willis
  • Jenks
The Stranger from Saturn
Story 5 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
  • Karen (supporting)
  • a Saturnian [Rocky Watson] (intro, villain)
Credits
Shots Heard 'Round the Campus
Story 6 1 page crime
Story 7 1 page humor

"Having trouble parking your car, lady?"

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"
Story 8 1 page advocacy; teen
Characters
  • Buzzy
Credits
World-Wide Manhunt!
Story 9 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Jones has to find a witness to save a friend from a murder charge.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [John Jones
  • J'onn J'onzz]
  • Captain Harding (supporting)
  • Horace Stone (intro, villain)
  • John Blake
  • Adventurers' Club
  • Roger Drews
  • Ben Troy
  • Larry Hart
Credits
Story Notes

script credit from Bob Hughes

Story 10 1 page
Story 11 1 page
Story 12 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 13 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.