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262December 1958
$0.10

Detective Comics #262

DC · December 1958 · on sale 1958-10-23

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#262
Publication date
December 1958
Key date
1958-12-00
On-sale date
1958-10-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Jackal of the Underworld!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jackal-Head [Gibson] (villain)
2The Jackal of the Underworld!comic story11.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Jackal-Head [Gibson] (intro, villain); Dr. Coombs; Mr. Gibson
4Operation Blackhawks!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
7The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. Kliff (intro, villain)
9Sharing -- The United Nations Way!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; letters: Gaspar Saladino
10The Batman Whirly-Word Gameactivity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin NaydelBatman [Bruce Wayne]
1114 Floors to Freedomtext story1letters: typeset
12The Animal Crime Kingdomcomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); "The Boss" (intro, villain)

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8
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