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Detective Comics #268

DC · Series began 1937 · June 1959

Dates

Cover date
June 1959
On sale
April 28, 1959
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Ruben Moreira, Joe Certainks: Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Ruben Moreira, Joe Certaletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Bill Finger, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • The Power That Doomed Batman · 11.67 pages

    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!

  • Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader · 6.67 pages
  • Strange Guests in Room 1610 · 1 pages
  • The Mixed-Up Martian Powers · 5.67 pages

    A strange meteor switches all of the Manhunter's powers around.

Reprinted in

Batman Annual (1961), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (2007), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (2009)

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