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Detective Comics #294

DC · Series began 1937 · August 1961

Dates

Cover date
August 1961
On sale
June 27, 1961
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Nick Cardy, Joe Certainks: Sheldon Moldoff, Nick Cardy, Joe Certaletters: Ira Schnappscript: Bill Finger

Stories

  • The Villain of 100 Elements · 12.67 pages

    Batman and Robin must face the danger created by a man who can control the elements.

  • The Fantastic Fish That Defeated Aquaman · 5.67 pages

    Harry Black has large sea monsters at his command and is attacking shipping. Aquaman and Aqualad arrive on the scene but their finny friends are overpowered. Aquaman then figures out the sea monsters are mechanical, and sends electric eels to short circuit the villain's controls. This makes his "monsters" inoperative and easy pickings for Aquaman's finny friends.

  • The Bullets That Backfired · 1 pages
  • The Martian Weakling · 6.67 pages

    Lost in another dimension, the criminals have Martian powers but Jones has none.

Reprinted in

Batman (1940), Showcase Presents: Aquaman (2007), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (2007), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)

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