Comic Title: Detective Comics #227
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: November 29, 1955 Copyright Date November 27, 1955
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1955
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Man with 20 Lives"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Martian Manhunter (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: Joe Certa

Reprinted In:
World's Finest Comics #227 (1975)
Best of DC #30 (1982)
Showcase Presents:Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Detective Comics #226; next appearance in Detective Comics #228)

Villain(s)

• Monte Fisk and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Lieutenant Saunders (next appearance in Detective Comics #238)

Comments:
J’onn's name is misspelled J'onz in this story.

Synopsis:
Detective John Jones is assigned to get evidence against a known criminal, Monte Fisk. John reads Fisk’s mind and learns the details of a recent murder Fisk has committed. He then tells Fisk he knows how the murder happened. Fisk sends his men to kill Jones, but using his martian powers, John escapes. Fisk goes crazy from the experience believing that he is haunted by a phantom detective, so he confesses and is taken to prison.