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Detective Comics 226

DETECTIVE COMICS #226

Cover Date: December 1955
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1955-10-25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "When Batman Was Robin" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsDick Sprang
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (also in flashbacks between flashbacks in Detective Comics #235 and flashback in World's Finest Comics #84; dresses in a proto-Robin costume)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Mellen and his gang (first appearance of all; in flashback only; a rich collector who tries to swindle other collectors to buy insurance)

Other Character(s):

Harvey Harris (first appearance; in flashback only; a world renowned detective; trains Bruce; revealed to have died shortly before this story)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Comment(s):

This story's flashbacks take place during the summer.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #2 (Winter 1961)


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Second Story: "Roy Raymond -- Super Athlete!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Other Character(s):

Judson Crane (first appearance; a fellow college student of Roy's who tries to trick Roy into believing he has become a super athlete)

Location(s):

Booneville College

Comment(s):

Roy graduated from Booneville College.


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Third Story: "The Case of the Magic Baseball" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Villain(s):

Devon and his gang (first appearance for all; attempt to blackmail Bob Mitchell, a baseball player with a criminal past)

Other Character(s):

Lt. Saunders

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #176 (June 1968)
World's Finest Comics #226 (November-December 1974)
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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