Detective Comics
#258
(August 1958)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-06-24
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Prisoners of the Giant Robots!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #64 (1 de mayo de 1959)
-
Prisoners of the Giant Robots
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting character); Bartok (introduction, villain); Gus (introduction, villain); Robot Thor (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Batman battles a gang of robot criminals.
- Reprints
- in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #64 (1 de mayo de 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Warden Willis / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Warden, some new prisoners have arrived.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Warden Willis; Biff McCabe
Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page
Mr. Disaster
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting character); Mr. Lee (introduction, villain); Mr. Wood (introduction, villain)
- Reprints
-
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #28 ([January 1959]) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #29 (February 1959) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #17 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can't stand there!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
-
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #181 (March 1952) [condensed]
-
The Jinxed Ship
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting character); Captain Seely (introduction, villain); Captain Wade
- Synopsis
- While on vacation, Detective Jones books passage on a tramp steamer where he uncovers a plot to convince the crew that the new captain is a jinx.
- Reprints
- in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #26 ([November 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #29 (February 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #17 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- iceberg; submarine; torpedo; tramp steamer
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Prisoners of the Giant Robots!
Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Prisoners of the Giant Robots
Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
4.
Wanted: A Pal!
-
5.
["Warden, some new prisoners have arrived."]
Warden Willis -
6.
Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates -
7.
Mr. Disaster
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
8.
["You can't stand there!"]
Casey the Cop -
9.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
["You hold TNT in your hands..."]
G. I. Combat -
11.
Detective with the Electric Eye
-
12.
The Jinxed Ship
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
13.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
15.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
16.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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