Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #248

Cover Date: October 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-08-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "Around the World in 8 Days!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #111/3)

Robin (last in Batman Vol. 1 #111/3)

Villain(s):

Unnamed smuggler and unnamed international fences (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Wayne Manor

Holland

Venice, Italy

Paris, France

Vienna, Austria

Greece

Algiers, Algeria

Siam (now called Thailand)

Mexico

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #223 (July-August 1970)

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Second Story: "The Fabulous Fabric" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Walter Wallach (first appearance; an inventor that invents an fabric that disintegrates in sunlight)

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Third Story: "The Martian Without a Memory" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Miller
Art	Joe Certa
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter (temporarily gets amnesia)

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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