Detective Comics #278 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Man Who Became a Giant!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Titanic Man [Steve Condon]
2	The Man Who Became a Giant	comic story	13	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Simms (intro, villain); Titanic Man [Steve Condon] (intro)
3	Aloha ... Hawaii!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
6	The Man Who Conquered Time!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	The 5th Dimension Trap	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
8	-	cartoon	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9	World's Finest Comics; Batman	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
10	Fatal Direction	text article	1	letters: typeset
11	The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Rocky Carlin Gang (intro, villain); Venusians (villains)

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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