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269July 1959
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Detective Comics #269

DC · July 1959 · on sale 1959-05-26

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#269
Publication date
July 1959
Key date
1959-07-00
On-sale date
1959-05-26
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 1,000 Deaths of Batman and Robin!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuzzy Brown
2The Thousand Deaths of Batman!comic story11.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Green Hood Mob [Haley] (introduction, villain); The Big Guy (introduction, villain); The Director (introduction, villain)
4Operation Blackhawks!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; 1207
6The Menace of the Magnetic Meteorite!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappRoy Raymond; Karen Duncan (supporting); Borgal (introduction, villain)
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
10Your Passport to Strange Journeys...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane, Dick Dillin; inks: Frank Giacoia, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
11Make-Believe Bandittext story1script: Jack Miller
12The Man Who Exposed John Jonescomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jeff Hoyt (introduction, villain)
14Mistaken Identity!comic story1

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8
2007On eBay ›
Batman in the Fifties #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-950-5
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