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| - Detective Comics Vol 1 225
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| Trivia
| - * Although the Flash (Barry Allen) is generally accepted as the first Silver Age DC Comics character, the Martian Manhunter actually precedes the first appearance of the Flash by almost a year.
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| Indicia Publisher
| - National Comics Publications, Inc.
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| - Charles Paris
- Ruben Moreira
- Joe Certa
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| Recommended
| - * Justice League of America (Volume 1)
* Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
* World's Finest Comics
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| Inker1
| - Charles Paris
- Ruben Moreira
- Joe Certa
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| Writer1
| - Edmond Hamilton
- Jack Miller
- Joe Samachson
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| Penciler1
| - Ruben Moreira
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Joe Certa
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| Writer1
| - Edmond Hamilton
- Jack Miller
- Joe Samachson
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| StoryTitle
| - If I Were Batman
- The Money That Came to Life
- The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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| - Ruben Moreira
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Joe Certa
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| Appearing
| - Featured Characters:
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* Robin
Supporting Characters:
* Alfred Pennyworth
* [[W:C:DC:James Gordon
- Featured Characters:
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Supporting Characters:
* Saul Erdel
Adversaries:
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Other Characters:
* K'hym ''
- Featured Characters:
* Roy Raymond
Supporting Characters:
* Karen Duncan
Adversaries:
* Albert Martin
Other Characters:
* Dr. John R. Rogers
* Harry Rogers
* Jane Rogers
* Sam Dales
Locations:
* Metropolis
Items:
* None
Vehicles:
* None
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| - Superman DC National Comics
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| Links
| - * Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
* Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
* Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
* Batman article at Wikipedia
* Batman (Silver Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
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| - Three men take the place of [[W:C:DC:Bruce Wayne
- When Dr. Erdel uses a “robot brain” and teleportation system of his creation to capture and retrieve something from space, it brings a green-skinned Martian named J’onn J’onzz to Earth. After both introduce themselves to each other, J’onzz asks Erdel to return him to Mars. Erdel replies that he cannot do that, since it might take years to reverse his computer’s program. The Martian, knowing he must adapt his appearance to that of humans, uses his chameleon-like powers to make himself look like a brown-haired Caucasian human male. Seconds afterward, the shock of the preceding events takes its toll on Erdel’s weak heart. With his last breaths, Erdel asks J’onzz to forgive him for making him a prisoner of Earth. Then he dies.
J’onzz muses that the Martians are working on a “Project Star-Ride” for interplanetary travel. But until that project is completed—however long that may take—he is bound to Earth. He Americanizes his name to John Jones. Then, going to the seaside, he uses his Martian mind-over-matter power to extract gold from seawater to give him working capital. John Jones then takes a tour of the Earth, sometimes using his powers of invisibility and immateriality to conceal his presence.
One aspect of Terran life disturbs J’onn J’onzz: crime. Since Earth is a younger planet than Mars, and since Mars underwent the “Great Evolution” centuries ago that virtually wiped out crime, its rate of wrongdoing is much less than that of Earth. J’onzz decides to help the Earthmen by fighting crime. In his John Jones identity, he takes and passes a detective exam at the Midtown police department. But he realizes he must avoid a Martian’s one weakness—fire, which can sap his powers and take his life.
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| Notes
| - * This issue is reprinted in and .
* "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel" is also reprinted in World's Finest Comics #175, World's Finest Comics #226, Secret Origins (Volume 1) #1 and Secret Origins Special Giant Issue #1.
* [[W:C:DC:Bruce Wayne
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