Comic Title: Detective Comics #246
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1957
Approx. On Sale Date: June 25, 1957 Copyright Date June 23, 1957
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1957
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: "Murder at Mystery Castle"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman Annual #6 (1964)
Best of DC #2 (1979)
Batman Annuals Vol. 2 HC (2010)
Batman:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #109; next appearance in Batman #110)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #109; next appearance in Batman #110)

Villain(s)

• Robert Cray (vice-president of the Barham Gun Company; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• James Barham (a millionaire; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Vance Sonderson (also called Sonders; an arms dealer; no further appearances)
• Adam Barham (James’ cousin; no further appearances)
• John Gorley (a businessman; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A murder occurs in an old castle owned by James Barham, a gun manufacturer. He is killed by a crossbow and several men are held as suspects. Batman is called in to find which is the killer. He questions the suspects, finding evidence which points to all but one suspect. However, Batman deduces that the killer did not fire the crossbow himself, but instead used a ice cube which melted. Batman confronts the remaining suspect, Robert Cray, and Cray inadvertently gives himself away, leading to his capture.