Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #290

Cover Date: April 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1961-02-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff

Story: "Robin's Robot" (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

"Gadgets" Blore and his gang (first appearance for all; uses high tech machines to commit crimes)

Location(s):

Gotham City

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Second Story: "The Curse of King Neptune" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Dirk Cranshaw and his gang (first appearance for all; trick a captain into scuttling his boat so they can retrieve loot hidden inside)

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Third Story (reprint): [No Title] (1 Page) "O'Malley of the 4th Precinct"

Credits (new material only):

Story	Irwin Hasen
Art	Irwin Hasen
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

"Long John" O'Malley

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Big Town #9 (September 1951)

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Fourth Story: "Lights, Camera and -- Doom" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Miller
Art	Joe Certa
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Harding

Diane Meade

Villain(s):

Scobey and his gang (first appearance for all; paid by a rival studio to sabotage the picture he was directing)

Location(s):

Lonaku (first appearance; a tiny junglebound Asian nation)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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