Detective Comics Vol 1 276

"Batman and Robin: "The Return of Bat-Mite"": Bat-Mite is rejected by Batman and Robin for interfering with their crime-fighting using his magic and the imp decides to turn his attention towards [[Katherine Kane

Batman and Robin: "The Return of Bat-Mite"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #276
February, 1960
Executive Editor	Jack Schiff
Cover Artists	Sheldon Moldoff Ira Schnapp
Batman and Robin: "The Return of Bat-Mite"
Writers	Bill Finger
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
Roy Raymond: "The Great Space Hoax"
Pencilers	Ruben Moreira
Inkers	Ruben Moreira
Editors	Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
Martian Manhunter: "The Crimes of John Jones"
Writers	Jack Miller
Pencilers	Joe Certa
Inkers	Joe Certa
Editors	Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 275
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 277

Am I seeing things-- or is this really an elf dressed in a funny-looking Batman costume?

— Batwoman

Detective Comics #276 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1960.

Synopsis for Batman and Robin: "The Return of Bat-Mite"

Bat-Mite is rejected by Batman and Robin for interfering with their crime-fighting using his magic and the imp decides to turn his attention towards Batwoman. At first, Batwoman finds Bat-Mite cute and harmless, but when his meddling almosts costs her a chance to capture some criminals, Batwoman also tells Bat-Mite to go away. Bat-Mite returns to the Batcave, where he listens Batman and Robin talking about a plan to capture a gang leader called the Hobby Robber and he decides to inform Batwoman of the plan in order to redeem himself.

When Batman and Robin are captured by the criminals, Batwoman arrives in time to save them, thanks to the information provided by Bat-Mite. The three heroes proceed to fight the criminals and with some help from Bat-Mite, the bad guys are finally captured. Afterwards, Batman, Robin and Batwoman apologize to Bat-Mite for being rude to him and Batwoman gives him a small kiss in the cheek, after which Bat-Mite vanishes and returns to his own dimension.

Appearing in Batman and Robin: "The Return of Bat-Mite"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Batwoman
• Bat-Mite

Antagonists:

• The Hobby Robber (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Batcave

Items:

• Batrope

Vehicles:

• Batmobile (Cover only)
• Batcycle (Cover only)
  

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Great Space Hoax"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Antagonists:

• Yarrum (Alien) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Metropolis

Items:

• Ray Gun

Vehicles:

• Alien Spaceship
  

Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "The Crimes of John Jones"

A strange cosmic cloud causes J'onn J'onzz to lose his memory, and a gangster takes the opportunity to convince the Martian that he is one of his gang.

Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "The Crimes of John Jones"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Captain Harding

Antagonists:

• "Big Boy" Benson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None

Notes

• "The Crimes of John Jones" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter Vol 1.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 276

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Martian Manhunter Recommended Reading
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1): Detective Comics #225– #326
  • House of Mystery (Volume 1): House of Mystery #143– #173
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 3)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 4)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 5)
  • Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter Special #1

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