Detective Comics Vol 1 253

"Batman: "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"": A new team of criminal inventors, the Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture call themselves the team. They use ingenious vehi

Batman: "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #253
March, 1958
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Sheldon Moldoff Ira Schnapp
Batman: "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"
Writers	Dave Wood
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Jack Schiff
Roy Raymond: "The Fossil Man"
Pencilers	Ruben Moreira
Inkers	Ruben Moreira
Editors	Jack Schiff
Martian Manhunter: "The Super Reporter!"
Writers	Jack Miller
Pencilers	Joe Certa
Inkers	Joe Certa
Editors	Jack Schiff
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Detective Comics #253 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1958.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"

A new team of criminal inventors, the Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture call themselves the team. They use ingenious vehicles and devices in crimes they pull on land, sea, and in the air, and defy Batman and Robin to stop them.

The Dynamic Duo deduce the pattern in which The Terrible Trio are committing their crimes, and they prepare a trap for them. The Trio unknowingly take the heroes to their secret lighthouse hideout, where the Dynamic Duo manage to capture the crooks before the police arrive to arrest them.

Appearing in Batman: "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"

Featured Characters:

• Batman (Flashback and main story)
• Robin (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• James Gordon (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Terrible Trio (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Fox (First appearance)
  • Shark (First appearance)
  • Vulture (First appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham City Airport
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Batarang

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
• Batplane
  

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Fossil Man"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Antagonists:

• Thor Dakar (Single appearance)
• Ashka (Single appearance)
• Loka (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Acilio Scipio (Flashback only) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Syria

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "The Super Reporter!"

When a mobster starts a free newspaper to drive a rival publisher out of business, John Jones lends a hand as a "super reporter" to even the odds.

Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "The Super Reporter!"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Harry Moran (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Jim Wade (Single appearance)
• Mister Schultz (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  

Notes

• "The Fox, the Shark and the Vulture" is reprinted in Batman #176.
• "The Fossil Man" was reprinted in Big Boy #24.
• "The Super Reporter" is reprinted in Big Boy #24 and Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter Vol 1.
• The Terrible Trio appear next in Detective Comics #321.
• The Vulture from this issue is not to be confused with the criminal organization, Vulture.

Trivia

• This issue includes a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

Recommended Reading

• Batman
• Detective Comics
• Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
• World's Finest Comics
• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe II (Batman biography page)

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