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

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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