Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #176 [Best Western Exclusive]
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1997
Approx. On Sale Date: January 1, 1997
Cover Price: No Price
Page Count: 32

Notes:
Special Edition Replica

Title: "The Case of the Magic Baseball"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Jack E. Miller
Artist: Joe Certa

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #226 (1955)

Feature Character(s)

• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Detective Comics #225; next appearance in Detective Comics #227)

Villain(s)

• A gang of crooks and Trigger Tom Taylor (no further appearances)
• The Brad Devon Gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Big Bob Michaels (an ex-con baseball pitcher; no further appearances)
• Lieutenant Saunders (last appearance in Detective Comics #225; next appearance in Detective Comics #227)

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

J’onn demonstrates the power to see into the future in this story.

Synopsis:
J’onn J’onzz, having recently arrived on Earth, has taken the profession of police detective. Using his martian abilities he has brought several criminals to justice. His lieutenant assigns him to watch a baseball pitcher, Big Bob Michaels, who is an ex-con.

Michaels receives a threat from a gang who know about his secret past. They try to get him to fix a baseball game. Jones looks into the future and sees that Michaels would win the game, so he uses his powers to ensure that outcome. The crooks then attempt to get Michaels for winning the game, but Jones stops them and places them under arrest.