Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #269

Cover Date: July 1959
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1959-05-26

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Thousand Deaths of Batman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

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

Robin

Villain(s):

Green Hood Mob (first appearance for all)

The Big Man and his gang (a gang boss; first appearance)

The Director and his crew (first appearance; holds plays that show Batman and Robin dying in each one)

Location(s):

Gotham City

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Second Story: "The Menace of the Magnetic Meteorite!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Villain(s):

Borgal and his gang (first appearance for all; steals gold bullion)

Location(s):

A small European country

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Third Story: "The Man Who Exposed John Jones" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Villain(s):

Jeff Hoyt (first appearance; former producer who blackmails actors into smuggling for him)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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