1955 in Comics: 1955 Comic Debuts, Comics Characters Introduced in 1955, Martian Manhunter, Blue Beetle, Krypto, the Brave and the Bol

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: 1955 comic debuts, Comics characters introduced in 1955, Martian Manhunter, Blue Beetle, Krypto, The Brave and the Bold, Black Knight, Rawhide Kid, Morgan le Fay, Ace the Bat-Hound, Kid Marvelman, Silent Knight, Black Fury, Viking Prince, Mordred, Land Beneath the Ground!, The Golden Fleecing, Billy the Kid. Excerpt: The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225 (Nov. 1955). The character is known for being one of the core members of the Justice League. The character of J'onn J'onzz has featured in other DC Comics-endorsed products such as video games, television series, animated films, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. The Martian Manhunter debuted in the back-up story The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel in Detective Comics #225 (Nov. 1955), written by Joseph Samachson and illustrated by Joe Certa; the character is a green-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid from the planet Mars, who is pulled to earth by an experimental teleportation beam (originally presented as an attempted communication device) constructed by Dr. Erdel. The Martian tells Erdel were he is from, and is told to send him back will require the Computer Brain's thinking plot to be changed. The shock of the encounter kills Dr. Erdel and leaves J'onn with no method of returning home. The character decides to fight crime while waiting for Martian technology to advance to a stage that will enable his rescue. To that end, he adopts the identity of John Jones, a detective in the fictional Middletown, U.S.A. He is thought to have been inspired by a story in Batman #78 where a Martian Lawman comes to Earth and teams up with Batman and Robin to capture the St...