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Detective Comics #231

DC · Series began 1937 · May 1956

Dates

Cover date
May 1956
On sale
March 20, 1956
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

inks: Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Ruben Moreira, Joe Certa, Ray Thompsonletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Jack Millerpencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Ruben Moreira, Joe Certa, Ray Thompson

Stories

  • Batman, Junior · 12 pages

    When Batman doesn't allow Robin to come with him on a case, he's hurt, but more so when he accidentally discovers a photo of the Caped Crusader with a younger version of himself, taken years before there was a Robin, and that person, now a grown man, has returned to Gotham City.

  • The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger · 6 pages
  • Manhunting in Miniature · 2 pages
  • The Thief Who Had Super Powers! · 6 pages

    An unnamed criminal escapes from Mars and lands on Earth. He offers Jones his Guard Belt which can transport him back to Mars, but Jones refuses because the criminal would escape.

Reprinted in

Batman (1940), World's Finest Comics (1941), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (2007)

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