Detective Comics #261

(November 1958)

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Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Amazing Dr. Double X! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Dr. Double X (introduction, villain); Dr. X (introduction, villain)

Synopsis

Dr. X develops a formula to create an energy duplicate of himself. Unfortunately, his doppelgänger is pure evil.

Reprints

• in Bumper Batcomic (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #5 [Black and white]
• in The Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #7 (September-October 1976)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Showcase; Adam Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Look to the Stars! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Lou Cameron

Inks

Lou Cameron

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?

Genre

advocacy; math & science

Characters

Bob; Ted

Synopsis

Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.

Indexer Notes

Appeared across a range of DC comics in November/December 1958.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's so, Casey -- I read it in a book!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #79 (April 1948)

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Modern Sorcerer (Table of Contents: 8)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Judson Ware (intro, villain)

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #31 ([April 1959])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #56 (1961)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #30 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Warden Willis / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The man from the state prison bureau is here, Warden Willis!

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis; 2143; 2130

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #114 ([December 1959] ?)

White Footprints (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Midget Manhunter! (Table of Contents: 12)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Mr. Mastermind (intro, villain)

Synopsis

Jones battles an unnamed criminal with a shrinking ray.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #31 ([April 1959])
• in Batman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1959 ? series) #1962 (1961)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #56 (1961)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #30 (1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Agile Batman] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Batman Word Hunt / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #73 (November-December 1954)

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)