{"id":36099,"date":"2026-08-01T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=36099"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:45:16","slug":"showcase-presents-martian-manhunter-volume-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2026\/08\/01\/showcase-presents-martian-manhunter-volume-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter volume 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Jack Miller<\/strong> & Joe Certa<\/strong> & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1-4012-2256-7 (TPB)<\/p>\n

This book includes Discriminatory Content<\/strong> produced in less enlightened times.<\/em><\/p>\n

As the 1950\u2019s opened, comic book superheroes were nearing the lowest point of a steep decline, having given way to a steady stream of genre-based he-men and \u201cOrdinary Joes\u201d in extraordinary circumstances. By the time \u201cRed-baiting\u201d, witch-hunting Senate hearings and media investigations into causes of juvenile delinquency had finished, the industry was further depleted by the self-inflicted excision of any kind of reference to mature themes or content. The self-imposed Comics Code Authority<\/em> took all the hard edges out of the industry output, banning horror and crime comics whilst leaving their ghostly, sanitised anodyne shades to inhabit the adventure, western, war and fantasy titles that remained.<\/p>\n

US comics could have the bowdlerised concept of evil and felonious conduct, but not the simplest kind of repercussion: a world where mad scientists plotted to conquer humanity without killing anybody, and escaped imprisonment whilst cowboys shot guns out of opponents\u2019 hands and severed gun-belts with a well-aimed bullet, without ever drawing blood. Moreover, no civil or government official or public servant could be depicted as anything other than a benevolent saint…<\/p>\n

With corruption, venality and menace removed from the equation, comics were forced to supply suspense and tension to their works via mystery and imagination – but only as long as it all had a rational, non-supernatural explanation…<\/p>\n

A sci fi series with cop show trappings, John Jones, Manhunter from Mars<\/strong> depicted the clandestine adventures of stranded alien J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz<\/em>; an eccentric, frequently formulaic (weren\u2019t they all?) yet never disappointing B-feature strip, it debuted in Detective Comics<\/strong> #225 (November 1955), at the height of America\u2019s Flying Saucer fever. Excluding mutant adventurer Captain Comet<\/em> (premiering in Strange Adventures<\/strong> #9, cover-dated June 1951) and beating by a year the new Flash<\/em> – who launched in Showcase<\/strong> #4 (October 1956) – Jonzz was arguably the first superhero of the Silver Age.<\/p>\n

Hardly evolving at all – except for finally going public as a superhero in Detective <\/strong>#273 (November 1959) – the police-based strip ran there until #326 (1955 to 1964), before migrating over to The House of Mystery<\/strong> and a whole new modus vivendi, beginning with #143. He stayed there until #173, finally fading away during the Great Superhero Cull of 1968-70.<\/p>\n

In Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter volume 1<\/a> <\/strong>\u2018The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel\u2019<\/em> revealed how a reclusive Earth genius built a robot-brain which could access Time, Space and the Fourth Dimension, and accidentally plucked an alien scientist from his home on Mars. After a brief conversation with his unfortunate guest, Erdel succumbed to a heart attack whilst attempting to return J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz to his point of origin.<\/p>\n

Marooned on Earth, the Martian discovered that his new home was riddled with the ancient and primitive cancer of Crime and, being decent and right-thinking, resolved to use his natural abilities (which included telepathy, psychokinesis, intangibility, shape-shifting, invisibility, super-strength, speed, flight, vision, super-breath, invulnerability and so many others) to eradicate the evil, To facilitate the crusade he adopted human form and became a detective, working clandestinely as an \u201cordinary\u201d policeman. His only concern was the commonplace chemical reaction of fire which sapped Martians of all their mighty powers. With his name Americanised to John Jones<\/em> he enlisted as a Police Detective in Middletown<\/em> and worked tirelessly to improve his new home; fighting evil secretly using his inherent powers and advanced knowledge with no human even aware of his existence.<\/p>\n

This second & final Silver Age selection reprints in moody monochrome Detective Comics<\/strong> #305-226 (July 1962-April 1964) and the Manhunter\u2019s entire House of Mystery<\/strong> career exploits (#143-173, spanning July 1964 to March\/April 1968), almost all of which were written by Jack Miller and illustrated by the indefatigable Joe Certa.<\/p>\n

One of the longest tenures and partnerships in DC comics\u2019 history (although creator records are sadly incomplete), Miller – and perhaps occasionally Bob Haney – produced a wealth of scripts for veteran illustrator Certa, who had previously worked for the Funnies Incorporated comics \u201cShop\u201d and all over the industry. His other credits included Captain Marvel Junior<\/strong> and assorted genre titles for Magazine Enterprises (Dan\u2019l Boone, Durango Kid<\/strong>); Lev Gleason\u2019s crime comics, Harvey romance titles and others. At DC he drew nautical sleuth Captain Compass<\/em> and genre anthology tales for such titles as Gang Busters<\/strong> and House of Mystery<\/strong>. Certa also drew the newspaper strip Straight Arrow<\/strong> and ghosted the long-lived boxing legend Joe Palooka<\/strong>. In the 1970s, he moved to Gold Key, working on mystery tales, TV adaptations and all-ages horror stories.<\/p>\n

This traditional all-ages delight opens with \u2018J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz vs. Futureman\u2019<\/em> from Detective Comics<\/strong> #305, wherein a cop from the 30th<\/sup> century follows a Martian lawbreaker back to 1962 and mistakes J\u2019onzz for his fugitive quarry. When malign B\u2019enn B\u2019urnzz<\/em> then aligns with ruthless earth criminals, the stage is set for a spectacular super-power showdown…<\/p>\n

In #306 crooks using fantastic robot animals are given an unexpected boost when a blazing meteor saps the Manhunter\u2019s life force and almost augurs \u2018The Last Days of J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019<\/em>, whilst a bewildering display of disguises and quick-changes are necessary to save John Jones\u2019 police partner Diane Meade<\/em> when the detective – \u2018Alias Scarface Scanlon\u2019<\/em> – goes undercover to expose a criminal safe-house in #307.<\/p>\n

DC <\/strong>#308 revealed how a visit to a feudal European county finds the Alien Avenger embroiled in a coup and battling ancient magic on \u2018The Day John Jones Vanished!\u2019<\/em> after which he foils an alien invasion whilst wearing the form of a reclusive human in \u2018The Man Who Saved Earth\u2019<\/em> before overcoming a cunning crook with a shrinking ray in #310\u2019s \u2018The Miniature Manhunter!\u2019 <\/em>Vacationing Diane is on Jade Island when it becomes the beachhead for \u2018The Invaders from the Space Warp\u2019<\/em> (DC<\/strong> #311) but to defeat uncanny extra-dimensional thieves, J\u2019onzz also needs the aid of friendly alien R\u2019ell<\/em> and his uncanny talking pet. When the war was over, however, bizarre beastie Zook<\/em> is trapped in our world forever…<\/p>\n

A new era opened in #312 as the cute E.T. became \u2018J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019 Pesky Partner\u2019<\/em>. Zook could change shape and generate extreme heat and cold but had the mind of a five-year old, and thus posed a frequent threat to our hero\u2019s secret identity by slavishly trailing him as he stalked villains…<\/p>\n

The kid learned quickly though and by #313, wherein \u2018The Wizard who Conquered J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019<\/em> almost killed the Martian with a stolen magic wand, Zook had adapted to a life of seclusion on Earth as J\u2019onzz\u2019s secret weapon. The extra-dimensional ET proves his worth in #314 when a shape-shifting Saturnian steals the detective\u2019s identity in \u2018J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz vs. John Jones\u2019<\/em>, and helps defeat a villain as powerful as Manhunter himself, and does so again in #315 when his uncanny senses penetrate the various identities of a crooked stage performer who is \u2018The Man of 1000 Disguises!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Bizarre mutagenic meteors were commonplace at this time and another one transferred the hero\u2019s abilities to \u2018The Bandits with Super-Powers\u2019<\/em> in DC<\/strong> #316, but Zook and a now Martian-powered Diane prove up to the task of thwarting them, after which J\u2019onzz, Diane & Zook have their hands full facing \u2018The Challenge of the Alien Robots\u2019<\/em> delivered by greedy human bandit Jasper Dowd<\/em> in #317. When the terrific tyke takes a blow to the head he briefly acts as \u2018J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019 Enemy – Zook\u2019<\/em> before being restored by another bash on the bonce, after which the vacationing detective strolls through a time warp and into a war of succession in mediaeval Auvergne, eventually restoring rightful ruler Prince Charles<\/em> to his stolen throne as \u2018J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz – Wizard of 1463!\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Back in the 20th<\/sup> century, #320 saw Detective Jones and Zook solve \u2018The Case of the Golden Eagle\u2019<\/em> to restore a lost treasure to France, after which #321 has the Martian and his pal battling the fantastic shape-shifting threat of \u2018The Cosmic Creature\u2019<\/em>, and in #322 an old Batman<\/strong> villain migrates from Gotham to Middletown becomes intent on being \u2018The Man who Destroyed J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019<\/em>. Professor Arnold Hugo <\/em>had enlarged his intellect – and cranium – to become a cerebral supervillain whose devices enabled him to steal the alien\u2019s powers. However, the wily mastermind did not realised that ludicrous-looking \u201cpet\u201d Zook was privy to his fallen friend\u2019s weaknesses too…<\/p>\n

For Detective<\/strong> #323 Manhunter flew solo on \u2018The Hobby Missions\u2019<\/em> wherein a charity auction for his services is suborned by a vicious criminal seeking lost artefacts bestowing awesome power, whilst in #324 the hero tackles a bizarre rampaging monster and is trapped in its hideous form as \u2018The Beast who was J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz\u2019<\/em> until Zook intervenes. Then, a crook\u2019s time-ray banishes the Manhunter to Ancient Greece where he helps \u2018The Hero of 500 B.C.\u2019<\/em> crush incredible creatures… until Zook saves him.
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\nBig changes were in the air at DC, and by the end of 1963 Julius Schwartz, who had revived much of their line – and the entire industry – with his modernization of the superhero, was asked to work his magic with the creatively stalled, nigh-moribund Caped Crusader. Bringing his regular team of top-notch creators with him, Schwartz stripped down the core-concept, downplaying all the aliens, outlandish villains and daft transformation tales, bringing a cool modern take to the capture of criminals and even overseeing a streamlining rationalisation of the art style itself. The most apparent change to us kids was a yellow circle around the Bat-symbol but, far more importantly, the stories changed. A subtle aura of genuine menace had re-entered the comfortable and absurdly abstract world of Gotham City.<\/p>\n

The \u201cNew Look\u201d Batman<\/strong> debuted in Detective Comics<\/strong> #327 and changed the shape of the industry, but as part of the makeover the increasingly fantastical Martian Manhunter was no longer welcome in his first home. In a rare move for the time, former Bat-Editor Jack Schiff, who was taking J\u2019onzz with him to his new post, opted to shake up everything and end the era in style. Detective Comics<\/strong> #326 (April 1964) saw \u2018The Death of John Jones, Detective\u2019<\/em> with the veteran cop dispatched to investigate the theft of The Idol-Head of Diabolu<\/em> to discover the outr\u00e9 relic is actually a terrifying portal to countless trans-dimensional terrors. When it transforms its purloiner into a deadly menace, it also unleashes a dreadful beast which apparently kills the valiant cop before Manhunter can end the twin threats. However. In the aftermath the unleashed Idol-Head is lost, but swears to unleash a new menace at every first full moon, forcing the Manhunter to surrender his human identity and leave Middletown, determined to track down the mystic menace whatever the cost…<\/p>\n

The pioneering Silver Age superhero moved to House of Mystery<\/strong> from #143, June 1964 – finally getting to feature on the covers – where, in keeping with the title and context of his new home, he became a wandering monster-hunter.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t panic, chums, Zook came with him…<\/p>\n

J\u2019onzz\u2019 new adventures began as the Idol disgorged \u2018The Giant-Maker\u2019<\/em>, a beast that mutated men – and poor Zook – into rampaging colossi and freed the wicked wizard Malador<\/em> from millennia of bondage until Manhunter stops the dual dangers, whilst one full moon later in HoM<\/strong> #144 the peripatetic skull opened a voracious spacewarp sucking people into \u2018The Weird World of Gilgana\u2019<\/em> before J\u2019onzz plunged in to seal the breach. Next month revealed the \u2018Secret of the Purple People\u2019<\/em> as the Idol allowed metamorphic Venomee<\/em> to ravage Egypt until Zook and the Martian stopped them, and #146 saw the weary wanderers find and lose the Diabolu head to fantastic cat-beast Aroo<\/em> but still save Earth from life-sucking, monstrous Chulko<\/em> in \u2018The Doom Shadow\u2019<\/em>…<\/p>\n

In #147 the Idol vomits forth living, malevolent musical instruments to mesmerise humans as \u2018The Orchestra of Doom!\u2019<\/em>, whilst #148 unleashes \u2018The Beings in the Color Rings\u2019<\/em> to warp reality in ghastly ways. An unwary beachcomber becomes \u2018The Man-Thing That Unearthed Secrets\u2019<\/em> in #149, changing into a succession of incredible creatures compulsively retrieving lost mystic artefacts, before #150 finds artist\u2019s brushes ensorcelled and permitted to craft \u2018The Supernatural Masterpieces!\u2019<\/em> with calamitous results. Then, \u2018The Doom from Two Worlds\u2019<\/em> splits J\u2019onzz and Zook as the Martian confronts horrors in a trans-dimensional nightmare world whilst his pal is left to defend Earth from a rapacious fire-demon prior to HoM<\/strong> #152\u2019s\u2018Iwangis – Creature King\u2019<\/em> spotlighting a brutal stone giant leading an army of monsters against humankind…<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a brief busman\u2019s holiday in #153 as Professor Hugo again rears his outlandish, honkin\u2019 big head to awaken and enslave \u2018The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years\u2019<\/em> and precipitate an orgy of destruction and profit, whilst in #154 convict Orry Kane<\/em> uses a stolen magic looking-glass to manifest \u2018The Mirror Martian Manhunter\u2019<\/em> – a distorted, devilish doppelganger requiring the Manhunter to exercise wits as well as his powers to exorcise it…<\/p>\n

Diabolu\u2019s Idol-Head returned in #155, unleashing \u2018The Giant Genie of Gensu\u2019<\/em> to grant the wishes of evil men, but again comic book fashions were changing and the Manhunter was about to be relegated to a B-Feature once more. In the mid-Sixties, the whole world went crazy for costumed crusaders and every comic book publisher keenly sought new ways to repackage an extremely exciting yet intrinsically limited concept. Perhaps its ultimate expression came with the creation of teenaged everyman Robby Reed<\/em> who battled crime and disaster in his little town with the aid of a fantastic wonder-tool in Dial H for Hero<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Taking the lead spot from House of Mystery<\/strong> #156 (January 1966), this outlandish new hero pushed J\u2019onzz into the back half for \u2018Look What Happened to J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz!\u2019<\/em>: a position he maintained until #173 (March-April 1968) when the comic book disappeared for a few months to re-emerge as DC\u2019s first of many modern anthological supernatural mystery titles addressing the global growth of interest in actual horror stories. In that truncated tale a sinister snake-beast almost absorbs and consumes the Martian (irony, or what?), whilst in #157 Professor Hugo is back to mesmerise and humiliate his alien nemesis in \u2018Manhunter, World\u2019s Greatest Clown!\u2019 <\/em>HoM<\/strong> #158 ended the long-running and increasingly tired saga by revealing \u2018The Origin of the Diabolu Idol-Head\u2019<\/em> after plunging Manhunter back in time to Ancient Babylonia where he finally learns how to destroy it, after which J\u2019onzz marked the occasion by returning to his roots and foiling an invasion by \u2018The Devil Men of Pluto\u2019<\/em> in #159.<\/p>\n

Apparently helpless against rising trends, \u2018Manhunter\u2019s New Secret Identity\u2019 <\/em>debuted in #160 (July 1966) with the hero tapping into the global superspy fad and assuming the identity of a glamorous international playboy and suspected criminal to penetrate the inner echelons of sinister secret society Vulture<\/em>. Soon he is popping up all over Europe, hot on the trail of mysterious leader Faceless<\/em> (AKA Mr. V<\/em>) and forced to undertake increasingly suspect tasks and missions threatening to compromise his ethics and integrity if not end his life…<\/p>\n

He was almost immediately rumbled in #161 when \u2018The Unmasking of Marco Xavier!\u2019<\/em> sees him battling Vulture\u2019s top op Abba Sulkar<\/em> with only a tragic accident saving his stolen face. A devious courier mission for Xavier in #162 allows Manhunter to raid \u2018The Lair of Mr. V!\u2019<\/em> but Faceless proves to be a truly capable foe who easily eludes him, whilst in #163 an alliance between Vulture and a fugitive Mercurian results in the Martian becoming \u2018The Doomed Captive!\u2019<\/em> … until the hero\u2019s brains triumph over the bad guys\u2019 brawn and super-science. In #164 the undercover agent is placed in an impossible position when Faceless orders a hit on J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz and expects his playboy pal to carry it out. \u2018Marco vs. Manhunter!\u2019<\/em> offered a bewildering display of the hero\u2019s disguise dexterity, whilst the next devilish ploy of Professor Hugo provides an unwelcome break as the rogue genius uses nuclear blackmail and atomic science to transform the hero into \u2018The Deadly Martian\u2019<\/em>…<\/p>\n

When the infiltration campaign had begun Zook was abandoned in America, but he pops up again in #166 after Marco is dispatched to the US to secure the secret of turning men into monsters in \u2018Vulture\u2019s Crime Goliaths!\u2019 <\/em>On arrival back in Europe, Faceless tasks his playboy pawn with ingratiating himself to the enemy. \u2018Marco Xavier, Manhunter\u2019s Ally!\u2019<\/em> proves to be a complex and ultimately unrewarding mission whereafter Zook calls J\u2019onzz back home to tackle the alien predations of \u2018Thantos – the 3-in-1 Man!\u2019 <\/em>(#168) before \u2018The Manhunter Monster!\u2019<\/em> has our hero infiltrate Mr. V\u2019s secret lab before becoming stuck in the form of the gang\u2019s latest horrific bio-weapon…<\/p>\n

Events in the real world were starting to affect comic books, and after #170\u2019s \u2018The Martian Double-Cross!\u2019<\/em> – which saw \u201cXavier\u201d wrongly deduce Manhunter\u2019s weakness and only narrowly survive his failure – House of Mystery <\/strong>underwent radical remodelling to display a slightly darker tone. The writing was on the wall for exuberant, angst-free adventurers. With #171, Zook was back for good (or not) and in \u2018The Martian Marauders\u2019<\/em> the odd couple faced an expeditionary force of invaders from the Martian\u2019s homeworld, before #172 found the hero mind-swapped and prisoner in the body of a Vulture assassin even as the killer wore his alien frame in \u2018Manhunter\u2019s Stolen Identity!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

In those distant days series ended abruptly, without fanfare and often in the middle of something – and such was the fate of Robby Reed – but for J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz at least, HoM<\/strong>#173 (March\/April 1968) managed – admittedly in an abbreviated manner – to wrap up the undercover agent\u2019s mission in the climactic and explosive \u2018So You\u2019re Faceless!\u2019<\/em>…<\/p>\n

And that was that. The series was gone, the market was abandoning Fights \u2018n\u2019 Tights fiction, and on the horizon a host of war, western, barbarian and horror comics were emerging…<\/p>\n

Exciting, fun, engaging and silly in equal amounts (heck, even I couldn\u2019t resist a jibe or too and I genuinely revere these daft, nostalgia-soaked gems) J\u2019onn J\u2019onzz has been subsequently re-imagined many times since these innocent odysseys first ran, but never with the clearcut, unsophisticated, welcoming charm displayed here.<\/p>\n

Although absolutely dated and definitely formulaic, these complex yet uncomplicated adventures are drenched in charm and still sparkle with innocent wit and wonder. Perhaps not to everyone\u2019s taste nowadays, these \u201cretro\u201d exploits of the Manhunter from Mars are still an all-ages buffet of fun, thrills and action no fan should miss.
\n\u00a9 1962-1968, 2009 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

Today in 1920 comics veteran Ken Bald<\/strong> (Dark Shadows<\/strong>, Dr. Kildare<\/strong>, Captain America<\/strong>, Sub-Mariner<\/strong>, Blonde Phantom<\/strong>, The Destroyer<\/strong>, Namora<\/strong>, Sun Girl<\/strong>, Miss America<\/strong>, Millie the Model<\/strong>, Patsy Walker<\/strong>) was born, joined by Italian strip star Dino Battaglia<\/strong> (Mark Fury<\/em>, Till Eulenspiegel<\/em><\/strong>, Inspector Coke<\/strong>) in 1923 and Ziggy <\/strong>strip creator Tom Wilson<\/strong> in 1931.<\/p>\n

In 1923 Otto Mesmer<\/strong>\u2019s first strip of animated movie icon Felix the Cat<\/strong> premiered, as did Tom Armstrong<\/strong>\u2019s still-going-strong strip phenomenon Marvin<\/strong> today in 1982. But the date also marks the deaths of Dutch cartoonist \u201cWiBo<\/em><\/strong>\u201d AKA Wim Boost<\/strong> (Volkskrant<\/em>) in 2005 and Frank and Ernest<\/strong> creator Bob Thaves<\/strong> in 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jack Miller & Joe Certa & various (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1-4012-2256-7 (TPB) This book includes Discriminatory Content produced in less enlightened times. As the 1950\u2019s opened, comic book superheroes were nearing the lowest point of a steep decline, having given way to a steady stream of genre-based he-men and \u201cOrdinary Joes\u201d in extraordinary circumstances. … <\/p>\n

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