Detective Comics, #281

Published: July 1960

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Detective Comics #281

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Issue Contents:
Batman, Robot!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman robot
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
Story 1 1 page advocacy; teen
Characters
  • Buzzy
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Batman, Robot
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman is lured into a trap and supposedly dies in an explosion. Batman appears to be replaced by a robot. Although Robin pretends to believe it, he actually knows that the Caped Crusader is laying his own trap for a wanted felon.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • The Night Owl Gang [Number One [Eddie Chill]
  • Number Two [Wedge Dixon]
  • Petey] (intro, villain)
  • The Gorman Gang (intro, villain)
  • Batman robot (intro)
Credits

Featuring Batman; World's Finest Comics

Story 3 0 pages

"This famous symbol..."

Story 4 1 page humor

"Ow - Have I got a toothache!"

This Is It!
Story 5 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Credits
Story Notes

Advertisement for Green Lantern #1.

The Girl Who Became a Sorceress
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
  • Karen (supporting)
  • Mazar (intro, villain)
Credits
Untimely Alibi
Story 7 1 page adventure
Story 8 1 page humor; non-fiction

"I told you not to pass that red light!"

The Menace of Marsville
Story 9 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Manhunter builds a replica of Mars in the City Park. There Earthmen have super powers and Martians don't, much to the delight of an unnamed gang or criminals.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [John Jones
  • J'onn J'onzz]
  • Captain Harding (supporting)
Credits
Story Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Story 10 0 pages

Featuring Crime and Punishment

Story 11 1 page non-fiction; crime

"Studies by the Italian criminologist, Lombroso..."

Credits
Story 12 1 page humor

"Casey, did you hear about the nice raise I got last week?"

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
  • W. T. Jones
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.