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Detective Comics 245

DETECTIVE COMICS #245

Cover Date: July 1957
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Dynamic Trio!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner Gordon (also disguised as Mysteryman)
Vicki Vale (last in World's Finest Comics #85; next in Batman Vol. 1 #111/3)

Villain(s):

unnamed crooks and his gang (first appearance for all; smuggling crooks into and out of the country)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Silver Age versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #7 (Summer 1964)
Batman Family #2 (November-December 1975)
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 (2010)


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Second Story: "The X-Y-Z Ray" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreita
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Harry Horner (first appearance; fakes a ray that can melt any metal)


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Third Story: "The Phantom Fire Alarms" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Villain(s):

Lance Farber and his gang (first appearance for all; discover that Jones is a Martian and vulnerable to fire)

Comment(s):

J'onzz does not use his Martian form in this story.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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