Detective Comics #273

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DC ⋅ 1959
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Issue Details

Publisher

DC

Writer

Jack Miller

Inker

Charles Paris

Inker

Joe Certa

Cover Artist

Sheldon Moldoff

Published

November 1959

Synopsis

THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON SOCIETY In an address to a group of police academy graduates, Commissioner Gordon tells the story of Batman and Robin's battle against the multi-state Dragon Society gang of criminals. The story focuses on how much trouble the criminal gang meant for the heroes, but how they never stopped trying to capture the criminals. In the end, Batman managed to infiltrate the gang, gave word of their hideout's location to the Gotham City Police Department and then the crooks were finally captured, all thanks to Batman's determination. THE PLUNDERERS FROM PLUTO THE UNMASKING J’ONN J’ONZZ A spaceship lands outside Midtown and disgorges a yellow-skinned Martian criminal called B'rett. He uses his Martian weapons and powers to commit crimes and cause chaos. John Jones is called into action and, after sighting B'rett, becomes J'onn J'onzz to confront him. B'rett confirms that he is a Martian and made an escape from the law by hiding in an experimental rocket. J'onzz evades B'rett's ray-gun blasts, but is dosed with a pellet of Formula 20, which Martian police use to permanently rob Martian criminals of their ability to use their other powers while invisible. Later, when B'rett threatens policemen, J'onn J'onzz becomes visible before them and subdues B'rett by blowing burning leaves from a bonfire around him. J'onzz arranges for B'rett to be sent back to Mars in the spaceship. Later, J'onzz is welcomed to Earth by Captain Harding, who later tells John Jones that he'll have to cede the spot of top detective in town to the Martian from now on.

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