Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #268

Cover Date: June 1959
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1959-04-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Power that Doomed Batman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (becomes irradiated by a comet and temporarily gains super-strength)

Robin

Villain(s):

Big Joe Foster and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #5 (Summer 1963)

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Second Story: "Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; create a scam that forces Roy to raise $100,000)

Location(s):

Mid City (first appearance)

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Third Story: "The Mixed-Up Martian Powers" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Joe Certa
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter (Martian abilities are temporarily scrambled due to a meteor)

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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