Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #261

Cover Date: November 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-09-25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Amazing Double X!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dave Wood
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Doctor Double X (first appearance; a scientist who tries to isolate criminal tendencies in a separate being; next in issue #316)

Other Character(s):

A Batman Robot (first appearance?)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Family #7 (September-October 1976)

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Second Story: "The Modern Sorcerer" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreita
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Judson Ware (first appearance; tricks his cousin into retrieving valuables by thinking he has a magic wand)

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Third Story: "The Midget Manhunter" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dave Wood
Art	Joe Certa
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Harding

Villain(s):

"Mr. Mastermind" (first appearance; creates a shrinking ray used to steal valuables)

Comment(s):

Martian Manhunter is still invisible in his Martian form.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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