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Detective Comics #225 was published back in November of 1955 and is considered by some comic historians as the start of the Silver Age. Back during that time Detective Comics was an anthology comic that along with Batman had other heroes appearing in its pages. This issue had 3 stories. The first stars Batman. It is about a contest that is being run for charity and who ever donated the most money gets to become Batman for a day. This story is typical of the Silver Age Batman stories in that now comes off as silly and a bit cheesy. The second story stars Roy Raymond TV detective. Roy is the host of a TV show that is similar to Ripley's believe it or not. This adventure is titled "The money that came to life" and is written by Jack Miller and art by Joe Certa. I have never read any other stories with Roy but this one is entertaining in that Silver Age way. The third story is the reason DC picked this issue for the Silver Age Classics reprint line. Titled "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel" it is written by Joseph Samachson with art by Joe Certa. It is the first appearance of J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter. J'onn is transported to Earth by an experiment of Dr Erdel's. But before the good doctor can send J'onn back to Mars,he dies. So J'onn uses his shape shifting powers and his mental powers to become a police detective and fight crime. J'onn has always been one of my favorite heroes from DC and this origin story is really good. Silver Age Classics Detective Comics # 225 get a A-.
