Batman #260
(January-February 1975)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
36
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-10-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #111.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy (signed)
Inks
Nick Cardy (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Joe Letterese

Job Number
S-1861
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Former indexer also listed Neal Adams as contributing, but Nick Caputo sees no evidence of his art on the cover.

Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Neal Adams (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-1198
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Figures taken from the cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #200.

This One'll Kill You, Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-1805
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Alfred Pennyworth; Al (prison guard); Pete (prison guard); Marcus (inmate); Doctor Hamish (death); Oliver Queen [Green Arrow]; Roy Harper [Speedy]; Clark Kent [Superman]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Doctor Rockwell
Synopsis
The Joker escapes from prison and drugs Batman with a laughing virus that will cause him to laugh himself to death in three days, then the Joker kills one of the only men in the world who could prepare an antidote.
Reprints
Keywords
Arkham Asylum; Arkham Asylum (mentioned); London; Marx Brothers

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Batman Whirly-Word Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Job Number
N-1197
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only two people can have one!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

puzzle

The Grade A Crimes! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Kaufman
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Jack Burnley; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Schiff

Job Number
N-1140
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Bill; John Winthrop (villain, introduction); Winthrop's gang [Sparks; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis
After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.
Reprints
Keywords
Batplane; Gotham City; Rajah Ruby; The Daily Bugle

Indexer Notes

Bill Jourdain's article in Alter Ego #27 (August 2003) gives art credits to Dick Sprang (pencils) and Charles Paris (inks). However, Sprang told Craig Delich personally (after being shown the story) that he did NOT do this story, and, later, Jack Burnley verified to Craig in person that he penciled and inked the story, and his brother Ray did backgrounds. Index of source of reprint material credits letters to "Betty Bentley ?"

Script credit confirmed by Jack Schiff (the original indexer credited Bill Finger). Story was heavily edited by editor Jack Schiff.

The Perfect Crime-- Slightly Imperfect! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Chic Stone ?
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-1139
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mystery Analysts of Gotham City [Kaye Daye; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; District Attorney Danton; Martin Tellman; Commissioner James Gordon; Hugh Rankin; Art Saddows]; Nancy Owens (actress); Fern Hunter [also as Kaye Daye] (villain); Hunter's gang [Joe; Chuck; other un-named] (villains)
Synopsis
At the latest meeting of the Analysts, Kaye announces that she didn't write her latest book, and seems to be threatened by a voice from her brooch. Batman has a feeling that the Kaye at the meeting is an impostor, so he looks into the matter.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Robin does not appear in this story.

Batman Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Ross Andru; Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (illustrations)
Inks
Mike Esposito; Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-1201
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Trivia questions featuring panels from various Batman stories.

Strange Old Laws (Table of Contents: 7)

Strange Laws / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Job Number
N-1196
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't have to ride in that...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Reprints

The Case Without a Crime! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane) (see notes)
Inks
Win Mortimer (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Job Number
N-1141
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Papa Brugel (costume shop owner); Eddie (costume shop fitter); August (costume shop bookkeeper); Cat-Woman [Corinne] (costume shop seamstress, not the real Catwoman]; Bobo the Bruiser (carnival wrestler)
Synopsis
$99 missing from a shop owner's cash register leads Batman and Robin on the trail of the would-be thief.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Brugel's Costume Shoppe; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

A character dresses as Catwoman at a masquerade ball. Mortimer signed his own name to a shop sign on panel 3 of page 6.

Speedy Justice (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
N-1210
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

The Pearl of Peril! (Table of Contents: 10)

Alfred / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron ?; Joe Samachson ?
Pencils
Jerry Robinson
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
?
Letters
George Roussos

Job Number
N-1142
Genre
superhero; detective-mystery
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Robinson.

The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.17 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
N-1138
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Pages 8 is a 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Guy Lillian (signed as GHLIII)
Pencils
Anthony Kowalik (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1869

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Jack C. Harris.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  3. 2. This One'll Kill You, Batman!
    Batman
  4. 3. ["Only two people can have one!"]
    The Batman Whirly-Word Game
  5. 4. The Grade A Crimes!
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. The Perfect Crime-- Slightly Imperfect!
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. Batman Trivia Quiz
  8. 7. Strange Old Laws
    Strange Laws
  9. 8. The Case Without a Crime!
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. Speedy Justice
  11. 10. The Pearl of Peril!
    Alfred
  12. 11. The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem!
    Batman and Robin
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Denys Howard
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • John Wells