COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Mystery of the Mardi Gras Murders
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
November, 1962
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Batwoman; Vicki Vale
PLOT:
Mike Kelso, a convict, escapes from jail and attends the Gotham City Mardi Gras. Batman trails him there, but finds him murdered. The Caped Crusader attempts to find the killer, and with the help of a Vicki Vale photograph, learns what costume the man is wearing. The man flees, but he himself is killed, and is apparently not Kelso’s murderer.
Batman investigates further and uncovers a smuggling ring operating inside the traveling festival. He finds the stolen loot, and the killer finds him. Batman is triumphant and reveals the identity of the killer as J.J. Ashley, the festival promoter.
TITLE:
The Man Who Saved Earth
WRITER:
Jack Miller
ARTIST:
Joe Certa
INKER:
Joe Certa
CHARACTERS:
Martian Manhunter; Captain Harding; Diane Meade
PLOT:
A group of aliens, led by Ryx, have captured recluse Horace Reeves and patrolwoman Diane Meade. They plan to take the humans back to their planet as proof of Earth’s inferiority. J’onn J’onzz replaces Reeves and is taken to the alien homeworld. There, he demonstrates his martian powers, convincing the aliens that Earth is too powerful to conquer. Then he squashes an alien rebellion before returning to Earth. The aliens still believe that Reeves is the Martian Manhunter and award the recluse with a plaque in his honor.
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