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"Batman: "The Phantom of Gotham City"": Batman and Robin face a Phantom who can walk through walls and direct strange and terrible energies at them, but who may not be a villain. When the Phantom deliberately saves Robin's life, Batman

Detective Comics #283 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1960.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Phantom of Gotham City"

Batman and Robin face a Phantom who can walk through walls and direct strange and terrible energies at them, but who may not be a villain. When the Phantom deliberately saves Robin's life, Batman prepares a trap to learn the secret identity of the Phantom and finally realizes that The Phantom is an alien. Shortly afterwards, Batman and Robin learn that the alien was brought to Earth by a disgraced scientist using one of his inventions, and he was forcing the creature to steal objects for his experiments. Batman and Robin confront the scientist, but they are overpowered by his henchmen, who try to eliminate the heroes until they are stopped by the remorseful alien. Working together, the Dynamic Duo and the alien manage to capture the criminals and later, Batman helps the creature return to his home world.

Appearing in Batman: "The Phantom of Gotham City"

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Supporting Characters:

  • Pol (aka The Phantom) (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Doctor Carter Wede (Single appearance)

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Items:

  • Dimensional Transciever

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Synopsis for Roy Raymond: "Captives on the Moon"


Appearing in Roy Raymond: "Captives on the Moon"

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Antagonists:

  • Gangsters disguised as martians (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Major Rohrbach (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • Remote Air Force Base

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  • None

Vehicles:

  • Helicopter

Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "The Amazing One-Man Crew"

When a crew deserts a ship seemingly as the result of a curse, the Martian Manhunter volunteers to become a one-man crew.

Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "The Amazing One-Man Crew"

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Antagonists:

  • Jim Wilkes (Single appearance)
  • submarine crew (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • unnamed ship captain (Single appearance)
  • Ships Crewmen (Single appearance)

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  • None

Vehicles:

  • Cargo Ship
  • Submarine

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