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Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #278

DETECTIVE COMICS #278
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: The Man Who Became a Giant
STORY ARC: None

COVER DATE: April, 1960

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)

PLOT:
A scientist, Steve Condon, working on a growth hormone is exposed to his own formula. He grow to a gigantic twelve foot tall monster. He meets Batman who takes him to the hospital for treatment.

Digusted with his appearance and feeling like a freak, Condon escapes the hospital. Batman and Robin track him down to try and help him. His huge size and strength make him a menace, but a small boy convinces Condon to return to the lab for treatment.

At the lab his boss, Professor Simms, offers him the antidote in exchange for the formula, Steve was working on. Simms plans to create several giant men to committ crimes. Condon will not cooperate so Simms knocks him out and takes the formula.

Batman, searching for Condon, uncovers Simms’ plan. He revives Steve to help battle the enlarged crooks. After defeating Simms and his men, Steve is given the antidote and restored to normal.

TITLE: The 5th Dimension Trap

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Ruben Moreira
INKER: Ruben Moreira
CHARACTERS: Roy Raymond

PLOT:
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TITLE: The Defeat of J'onn J'onzz

WRITER: Jack Miller
ARTIST: Joe Certa
INKER: Joe Certa
CHARACTERS: Martian Manhunter; Captain Harding

PLOT:
A spaceship full of venusians lands on Earth. The venusians are seeking uranium for their fuel tanks. The police try to stop the aliens but their guns are melted. Martian Manhunter arrives on the scene, but the alien weapons overpower him too.

Rocky Carlin hears about the alien encounters and realizes the weapons would be useful. His gang recently stole some torberite which is uranium based. He contacts the aliens and leads them back to his hide-out.

The aliens are really police in disguise. The entire encounter was designed to flush out Rocky’s gang. The Manhunter and the police finally capture Rocky and his gang.

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