Detective Comics, #317
Published: July 1963
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Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave!
"Huh? It's the Flying Bat-Cave -- that cloud was a tricky camouflage to hide it!"
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Flying Bat-Cave
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance to get these favorite magazines delivered to..."
Characters
- Batman (cameo)
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave
"Ulp! A huge metal hand -- coming out of the Flying Bat-Cave!"
Storyline
Batman builds a flying Bat-Cave to take to the Police Convention.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Flying Bat-Cave
- The Condor Gang
- Commissioner James Gordon
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.
Try a Tongue Teaser!
"Now buy a tongue pleaser!"
A Tree Grows on Second Street
"Say, what are you Badgers up to?"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
Featuring Giant Batman Annual
"The strange lives of Batman and Robin in the latest Giant Batman Annual!"
The Challenge of the Alien Robots
"Th-those robots are unleashing their whole arsenal of powers -- and the Manhunter is going down!"
Storyline
Manhunter battles alien robots that have fallen into the hands of an Earth criminal.
Characters
- Diane Meade
- Zook
- Captain Harding
- alien robot bandits
- Jasper Dowd
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones
- J'onn J'onzz]
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Story Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
"I saw a burglar go in there."
Characters
- Casey the Cop
Credits
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of "The Challenge of the Alien Robots."
"Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of "The Challenge of the Alien Robots."
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."
Characters
- Superman (cameo)
Story Notes
On the page immediately following the previous two sequences.
Story Notes
On the same page as the previous sequence.
Airline Sleuths
"Recently, three men, acting on inside information, gained entry into a large airliner whose flight had been delayed for technical reasons."
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "The Challenge of the Alien Robots."
Great Masterpieces
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
"Play air war and indentification!"
"Nuclear naval battle game!!"
"America's most exciting war game only $1.00 plus postage"
"Let me show you how to develop spaceman strength and endurance"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"
Story Notes
Back cover.