Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #235

Cover Date: September 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1956-07-24

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff

Story: "The First Batman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (a brief retelling of his origin and as a young boy)

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Thomas Wayne (in flashback only; wears a prototype Batman costume)

Martha Wayne (in flashback only)

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Lew Moxon and his gang (first appearance; a former gang leader who orders a hit on Thomas Wayne; also in flashbacks; dies)

Joe Chill (in flashback only; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Silver Age versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #4 (Winter 1962-1963)

The Best of DC #2 (November-December 1979)

The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1988)

Batman: The Black Casebook (2009)

DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 (2010)

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Second Story: "The Hour of Hoaxes" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreita
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

A spy (first appearance; falsely reports a radio-guidance system on a new rocket does not work)

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Third Story: "The World's Greatest Magician" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Joe Certa
Lettering	Pat Gordon
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Harding

Villain(s):

Jojo (first appearance; a circus clown who steals a large diamond collar)

Comment(s):

J'onn J'onzz demonstrates telekinesis abilities in this story, along with the ability to create matter.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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