| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #291
Cover Date: May 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1961-03-28
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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Charles Paris |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Big Ed Bailey and his gang (first appearance for all; uses high tech machines to commit crimes)
Other Character(s):
- A Rukk (first appearance; a large humanoid creature sent by its masters to retrieve three treasures to win a treasure hunt)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Sharl (no actual appearance; players send the Rukk to Earth millions of years ago; planet probably located between Mars and Jupiter and destroyed, creating the Asteroid Belt)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller |
| Art | Joe Certa |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Bugsy Baines and his gang (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Dirk Giles (first appearance; a millionaire who poses as Martian Manhunter to impress his girlfriend)
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)
Credits:
| Art | Ruben Moreira |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dan Diggins and his gang (first appearance for all; steal plans for inventions that actually don't work)
Other Character(s):
- Sam Stokes (first appearance; a good friend of Roy's and head of a research and development laboratory)