DC Comics · Detective Comics #231 · May 1956 · 10¢ · 32 pages
Grade: VG- 3.5
Creator credits for individual stories in this issue are not confirmed in our records.
“Batman, Junior!” is the Batman lead — Robin-centered, mid-50s DC crime formula, the kind of story this title was built on. Specific plot details and page count for this story are not confirmed in our records, so we'll leave the reconstruction to someone who's actually read it.
Also in this issue: Manhunter from Mars, the J'onn J'onzz strip that launched in Detective Comics #225 (November 1955) and was already becoming one of the book's most distinctive features by the time this issue hit stands. Detective John Jones, alien shapeshifter, earthbound by accident — the strip was doing science fiction inside a crime comic before anyone called it Silver Age. Specific story title and plot details for this installment are not confirmed in our records.
By May 1956, Detective Comics was six months into what we now call the Silver Age. Manhunter from Mars was only seven issues into his run — still new enough that readers were figuring out what he was. The Comics Code Authority stamp is present, placing this squarely in the post-1954 compliance era.
Condition VG- 3.5 — A classic reader. Some handling wear and stress, but the colors still pop and the structure is solid..
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
DC Comics · Detective Comics #231 · May 1956 · 10¢ · 32 pages
Grade: VG- 3.5
Creator credits for individual stories in this issue are not confirmed in our records.
“Batman, Junior!” is the Batman lead — Robin-centered, mid-50s DC crime formula, the kind of story this title was built on. Specific plot details and page count for this story are not confirmed in our records, so we'll leave the reconstruction to someone who's actually read it.
Also in this issue: Manhunter from Mars, the J'onn J'onzz strip that launched in Detective Comics #225 (November 1955) and was already becoming one of the book's most distinctive features by the time this issue hit stands. Detective John Jones, alien shapeshifter, earthbound by accident — the strip was doing science fiction inside a crime comic before anyone called it Silver Age. Specific story title and plot details for this installment are not confirmed in our records.
By May 1956, Detective Comics was six months into what we now call the Silver Age. Manhunter from Mars was only seven issues into his run — still new enough that readers were figuring out what he was. The Comics Code Authority stamp is present, placing this squarely in the post-1954 compliance era.
Condition VG- 3.5 — A classic reader. Some handling wear and stress, but the colors still pop and the structure is solid..
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
