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Issue Details

Issue #260
Published October 1958
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Olympic Games of Space!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

11 page Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder story "The Mystery of the Space Olympics"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Zoppe (intro, villain); Plutonians [Zoppe (intro, villain)]; Venusians [Xeo (intro); Tog (intro)]; Jovians
Synopsis Xeo and Tog from Venus ask Batman and Robin to participate in an interplanetary Olympics. But they are accused of conspiring with the Venusians to cheat.
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris

1 page Binky public service announcement "Lost -- A Free Education!"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Help!"

Characters Casey the Cop
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

5 page Roy Raymond TV Detective story "The Fantastic Forest!"

Characters Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jim Ward (intro); Finch (intro, villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

1 page text article "The Bullet From Car 1021"

Letters typeset

1 page Jail Jests filler "This package came for you, Spike!"

Characters Spike
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Casey the Cop filler "Casey, a lady called and said her dog ran away."

Characters Casey the Cop
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

5 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "John Jones' Super-Secret"

Characters Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Officer Slade; The Joss Gang
Synopsis Manhunter helps a patrolman regain his confidence.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Miller ?
Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 5/09
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1