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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #300

DC · Series began 1937 · February 1962

Dates

Cover date
February 1962
On sale
December 26, 1961
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Certa, Nick Cardyinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Certa, Nick Cardyletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Jack Liebowitz

Stories

  • The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man · 12.67 pages

    Batman and Robin face Mr. Polka-Dot, who uses colorful dots as weapons and bases his crimes around dots and spots.

  • The J'onn J'onzz Museum · 6.67 pages

    Criminals use newsreel footage of J'onzz to determine his weakness.

  • Danger: Police at Work · 1 pages
  • The Mystery of the Undersea Safari · 5.67 pages

    Some men ask Aquaman and Aqualad to help them find Professor Peters who has disappeared looking for treasure. Aquaman leads the men through the perilous journey nearly getting crushed by an underwater rock slide (Aquaman calls forth whales to block the boulders) and a huge underwater whirlpool (Aquaman gets a giant squid to pull him and the others to safety). Once they find Peters, the men reveal they are crooks who want Peters' treasure, but Aquaman and a pair of octopuses stop the villains.

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (2007), Showcase Presents: Aquaman (2007), The Suicide Squad Case Files (2021), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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