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DETECTIVE COMICS #243

Cover Date: May 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-03-19

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "Batman the Giant!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsDick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (expanded to 30 feet high)
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Jay Vanney and his gang (first appearance for all; steals the Minimizer, a shrinking ray)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Greggson (first appearance; creates a Maximizer and a Minimizer)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #5 (Summer 1963) (retitled "The Giant Batman!")
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 (2010)


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Second Story: "The Amazing Growth Machine" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreita
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Harry Grey (first appearance; an escaped convict working with Sawyer)
John Sawyer (first appearance; Public Enemy Number 1)
Frank Wall (first appearance; invents a fake growth machine to aid in Sawyer's escape from the US)


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Third Story: "The Criminal from Outer Space" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter (also in flashback to before his arrival on Earth)

Villain(s):

Tor (first appearance; a Martian robot that is downloaded with a criminal's mind; also in flashback; destroyed)
Marty Kirk (first appearance; a gangster controlled by Tor)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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