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DETECTIVE COMICS #279

Cover Date: May 1960
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1960-03-29

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Creatures that Stalked Batman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Ed Collins and his gang (first appearance; use an other-dimensional weapon to commit crimes)

Other Character(s):

Ardello (first appearance; a robot detective from another dimension; seeks an Earthman dressed as Batman who stole a weapon)
Unnamed beast (first appearance; accompanies Ardello; trained to destroy metal)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave


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Second Story: "The Impossible Inventions" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Harding

Villain(s):

'Willy Ward (first appearance; a crook laying low while J'onn is around)

Other Character(s):

Hiram Horner (first appearance; an inventor that creates potentially dangerous inventions)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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Third Story: "The Creature from the Sorcerer's Stone" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Professor Weir (first appearance; an eccentric archaeologist who uses a lodestone to summon a large humanoid creature)


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