Comic Title: Detective Comics #229
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: January 26, 1956 Copyright Date January 24, 1956
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1956
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 Phantom Bodyguard"
Pages: 6

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

Artist: Joe Certa

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Detective Comics #228; next appearance in Detective Comics #230)

Supporting Character(s)

• Captain Harding (last appearance in Detective Comics #228; next appearance in Detective Comics #234)

Villain(s)

• Drexel Mansfield (a millionaire; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Laurence "Larry" Cowan (Drexel's business partner; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Millionaire Drexel Mansfield requests police protection after he is nearly murdered. John Jones is assigned to protect Mansfield. While under the detective's protection, several more near-miss "accidents" occur. Drexel accuses his business partner Larry Cowan of the attacks, but when John questions him, he disagrees. Later, Drexel buys a gun for protection. When Cowan shows up at a party, Drexel tries to kill him, but detective Jones has already deduced that Drexel staged the accidents as an excuse to kill his partner. John removed the bullets from the gun, saving Cowan. Then Drexel is arrested.