Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #268

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1959-04-28

Editing: Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

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The Power That Doomed Batman!

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	Stan Kaye
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

The Power That Doomed Batman

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Keywords:Bat-Cave; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Blake; Big Joe Foster (villain, introduction); Pete Kulik (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:: Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing the path of a strange comet, lands, revealing Batman with a strange glow...and super powers to boot. The Dynamic Duo race against the clock to find a cure before the glow dies away...along with Batman's life!; in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1967 (29. Juli 1967)
in Superman en Batman (Vanderhout, 1967 series) #8/1967 (Augustus 1967)
in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

Your Passport to Strange Journeys...

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House of Secrets; Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Fred Finds a Way!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Bernard Baily
Inks:	Bernard Baily
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy

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Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Take the new prisoner to cell block four!

Characters:

Warden Willis

Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader

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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6.67 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Ruben Moreira
Inks:	Ruben Moreira
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); a crook [as the Mercurian D'Lor] (introduction, villain)

Reprints (2)

in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #50 (1960)
in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #28 (1976) [N&B [B&W]]

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page

Strange Guests in Room 1610

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text article / 1 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:detective-mystery

The Mixed-Up Martian Powers

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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:	Jack Miller ?
Pencils:	Joe Certa
Inks:	Joe Certa
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; a crook (introduction, villain); Officer Slade

Synopsis:: A strange meteor switches all of the Manhunter's powers around.; in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #50 (1960)
in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #28 (1976) [N&B [B&W]]
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

script credit from Bob Hughes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Northwest Schools Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

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The Power That Doomed Batman! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

The Power That Doomed Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

Your Passport to Strange Journeys... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

House of Secrets; Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Fred Finds a Way! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page

Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader (Table of Contents: 7)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6.67 pages

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page

Strange Guests in Room 1610 (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page

The Mixed-Up Martian Powers (Table of Contents: 11)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 5.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Northwest Schools Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

The Power That Doomed Batman!

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The Power That Doomed Batman

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Your Passport to Strange Journeys...

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Fred Finds a Way!

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Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader

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Strange Guests in Room 1610

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The Mixed-Up Martian Powers

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