Detective Comics, #283

Published: September 1960

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Detective Comics #283

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Issue Contents:
Phantom of Gotham City!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • The Phantom [Pol]
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Phantom of Gotham City
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman and Robin encounter a gang of crooks led by the Phantom, who can walk through walls and levitate large objects. They eventually learn that the Phantom is a space alien named Pol who has been forced into crime by an unscrupulous scientist.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Carter Wede (introduction, villain)
  • The Phantom [Pol] (introduction)
Credits
This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee...

Featuring World's Finest Comics; Batman

Story 3 0 pages superhero
Story Notes

house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #112 and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #134

Bike Safety = Bike Fun!
Story 4 1 page non-fiction; advocacy
Storyline

quiz based on the rules of the Bicycle Institute of America

Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Story 5 1 page
Captives on the Moon
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

An Air Force officer takes Roy and Karen to the moon, but it turns out to be a fraud.

Characters
  • Roy Raymond
  • Karen Duncan
Credits
Journey Into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!

Featuring The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson

Story 7 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1954 series) #31 [first appearance of Cave Carson]

The Bullet That Boomeranged
Story 8 1 page crime
Credits
Story 9 1 page humor

"It was easy getting into this office!"

Characters
  • Lefty Looie
Story 10 1 page
The Amazing One-Man Crew
Story 11 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Manhunter volunteers to crew a cargo ship single-handedly after the real crew quits because of a jinx.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [John Jones
  • J'onn J'onzz]
  • Jim Wilkes (introduction, villain)
Credits
Story Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.