Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #262

Cover Date: December 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-10-23

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Jackal of the Underworld!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Jackal-Head and his gang (Gibson; first appearance; implicates an archaeologist in crimes)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Batcave

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Second Story: "The Man With the X-Ray Eyes!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Kliff (first appearance; fakes having x-ray vision)

Mort the Mole and Lefty Ringo (first appearance for both; gang leaders hoping to use his x-ray eyes to commit crimes)

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Third Story: "The Animal Crime Kingdom" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dave Wood
Art	Joe Certa
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Harding

Villain(s):

Unnamed criminal (first appearance; trains animals to commit crimes)

Comment(s):

Martian Manhunter is still invisible in his Martian form.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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