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263January 1959
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Detective Comics #263

DC · January 1959 · on sale 1958-11-25

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#263
Publication date
January 1959
Key date
1959-01-00
On-sale date
1958-11-25
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 Secret of the Fantastic Weapons!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (villain); Bragan (villain); The Professor (villain)
2The Secret of the Fantastic Weaponscomic story11.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (intro, villain); Bragan (intro, villain); The Professor (intro, villain); Odin (not the Norse God)
4You've Got a Comet by the Tailpromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Formula for Success!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; Groden
7The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Leroy Legge (intro, villain)
9The Clue in the Raintext article1letters: typeset
10Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Titano
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
12-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Slugger
13The Crime Conjurer!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Conjurer (intro, villain); Dick Ruark

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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