Detective Comics #289

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DC ⋅ 1961

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Issue Details

Publisher

DC

Artist

Joe Certa

Writer

Bill Finger

Writer

Jack Miller

Inker

Charles Paris

Cover Artist

Sheldon Moldoff

Published

March 1961

Synopsis

THE BAT-MITE BANDITS Bat-Mite returns to Earth and is tricked by a crook, Willy Wile, into helping his gang commit crimes, thinking he is helping to make movies of Batman and Robin in action. When Bat-Mite finally learns the truth, he uses his extraordinary powers to help Batman and Robin capture Wile and his gang. THE DEADLY DESIGNS FROM SPACE J’ONN J’ONZZ WITCH DOCTOR Captain Harding sends John Jones to track down Cleat Moss and his gang in the Asian jungle to which they have escaped. Moss is now in the village of Lonaku, and threatens to have his gang kill the villagers unless they deliver a large amount of ivory tusks to him. Kowanga, the village witch doctor, opposes Moss. Jones becomes J'onn J'onzz to help, but realizes appearing in his Martian identity when John Jones had been sent there will endanger his secret. Accordingly, he disguises himself as Marsmann, another witch doctor, and offers aid to Kowanga and the tribe. J'onn J'onzz thwarts Moss's attempts to harm the villagers. But, when fire saps the Martian's power, Kowanga uses a rainmaking trick to put out the flames and restore J'onzz to normal. The Manhunter defeats the crooks, and gives the credit to Kowanga.

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