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"Batman: "The Menace of the Atomic Man"": Batman and Robin face the Atomic-Man, a criminal scientist that uses a special gadget with the power to transmute matter, who is on a revenge crusade against the four

Detective Comics #280 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1960.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Menace of the Atomic Man"

Batman and Robin face the Atomic-Man, a criminal scientist that uses a special gadget with the power to transmute matter, who is on a revenge crusade against the four men who sent him to jail - his former business partners, and Batman. While on his personal vendetta, the criminal is often interrupted by the Dynamic Duo, until he decides to change the atomic structure of Batman's cowl in order to learn his secret identity. The Atomic-Man succeeds, but Batman had anticipated this situation and he has modified his face with make-up to prevent the thug from learning his secret identity. Batman then manages to capture the Atomic-Man and removes the special gadget that allows him to change the atomic structure of matter, ending his criminal spree for good.

Appearing in Batman: "The Menace of the Atomic Man"

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  • Atomic-Man (Flashback and main story)(Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Ace the Bat-Hound (Cameo)
  • Henry Hayes (Flashback and main story)(Single appearance)
  • Barker (Flashback only)(Single appearance)
  • Jenkins (Flashback only)(Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Roy Raymond: "Prof. Wetzel's Mystery Ray!"

Roy Raymond poses as a professor on his own television program with a lamp that can supposedly alter objects' physical forms. When the cameras are off, he explains that it is a ruse to catch criminals who had stolen statues, the idea being that they will grab the lamp to change the statues into something inconspicuous so they can smuggle them out of town. The police placed a tracker into the base of the lamp to follow the criminals to their hideout. In reality, the lamp is just a heat lamp and the props were gimmicked to melt. The criminals show up at the studio and kidnap the disguised Roy and take the lamp, but leave the base to more easily fit it into their car. Back at their hideout, they see the ray is not working and one of the gang members slaps Roy, knocking his disguise off. Roy runs away, angling the lamp at the sprinklers as he does. Just before the criminals can kill him for tricking them, the firemen from the fire station next door burst through the door, because the heat lamp set off the sprinklers and the fire alarm.

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "Prof. Wetzel's Mystery Ray!"

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  • Gang of Criminals (Single appearance)

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  • Mack Mason (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "Bodyguard to a Bandit"

Biff Benson, a shady character, has been hired to deliberately get himself arrested and thrown into jail. To find out the reasons why, the police assign Det. John Jones to shadow him, warning that he will have to arrest Benson if he really does commit a crime. Using his Martian powers without being detected, J'onn J'onzz frustrates all of Benson's crime attempts until he finally learns, from Benson's half-conscious mumblings, that he has been hired by gangster Sam Spooner to get into jail so that he can kill the witness in prison who is to testify against Spooner. Jones has Captain Harding transfer the witness to a safe place, then brings in Benson, who is glad to go--but Jones tells Benson he won't be glad for long.

Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "Bodyguard to a Bandit"

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  • Biff Benson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mike (Single appearance)
  • Joe (Single appearance)

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