Detective Comics #266

(April 1959)

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

The Satellite of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Astro (intro, villain)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin face the challenge of Astro's Satellite of Crime.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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The Brave and the Bold; The Viking Prince / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

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

Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page (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

This is the prison, Warden Willis!

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis; Grover

The Magic Stop Watch (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)

Synopsis

Roy Raymond, who usually exposes frauds and hoaxters on his show, seems to be the one perpertrating the scam this time around.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #39 ([December 1959])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #47 (1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #27 (1976) [N&B [B&W]]

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

Face of Guilt (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

They Live on Borrowed Time! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

It's a nice and quiet night here in the park!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #29 (August-September 1952)

Fingerprint Oddities! (Table of Contents: 12)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Reprints

• from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #27 (April-May 1952)

The Challenge of the Masked Avenger (Table of Contents: 13)

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]; The Masked Avenger [Leroy] (intro); Mabel

Synopsis

The Manhunter's usual daily routine of stopping criminals is further complicated by the emergence of the Masked Avenger, a nobody trying to make a name for himself in order to impress the girl he wants to marry.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #39 ([December 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #45 (June 1960)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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

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Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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