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DETECTIVE COMICS #238

Cover Date: December 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1956-10-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Doors that Hid Disaster!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsSheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon (voice only)

Villain(s):

Checkmate and his gang (first appearance for all; a gangland boss exposed to Radium; also in flashbacks; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Silver Age versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #228 (January-February 1971)


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Second Story: "The Invaders from the 4th Dimension" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Dr. Huston (first appearance; fakes an attack from the 4th Dimension to launder industrial diamonds)
A crew of actors (first appearance for all; fake being from the 4th Dimension)


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Third Story: "Earth Detective for a Day" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter (loses his powers for two hours due to the Mars-Earth Comet)

Supporting Character(s):

Lt. Saunders (first appearance; John's superior officer)

Villain(s):

Booby-Trap Bagley (first appearance; uses deadly booby traps to keep police off his trail)

Comment(s):

J'onn J'onzz does not appear in his Martian form in this story.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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