CATALOG RECORD

Batman #260

DC · Series began 1940 · January-February 1975

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Dates

Cover date: January-February 1975
On sale: October 29, 1974
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Neal Adams, Irv Novick, Martin Naydel, Jack Burnley, Ross Andru, Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Jerry Robinson, Frank Springer, Anthony Kowalikinks: Nick Cardy, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Martin Naydel, Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley, Sid Greene, Mike Esposito, Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Jerry Robinsoncolors: Tatjana Woodletters: Joe Letterese, Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos, Milt Snapinnscript: Denny O'Neil, Martin Naydel, Ruth Kaufman, Gardner Fox, Henry Boltinoff, Joseph Greene, Guy Lillianediting: Jack Schiff

Stories

This One'll Kill You, Batman! · 20 pages
The Joker escapes from prison and drugs Batman with a laughing virus that will cause him to laugh himself to death in three days, then the Joker kills one of the only men in the world who could prepare an antidote.
The Grade A Crimes! · 13 pages
After a series of early-bird robberies, Batman notes the appearances of a milkman and his horse-drawn wagon at the scene of every crime, and makes the connection that it is involved in the heists.
The Perfect Crime-- Slightly Imperfect! · 11.67 pages
At the latest meeting of the Analysts, Kaye announces that she didn't write her latest book, and seems to be threatened by a voice from her brooch. Batman has a feeling that the Kaye at the meeting is an impostor, so he looks into the matter.
The Case Without a Crime! · 12 pages
$99 missing from a shop owner's cash register leads Batman and Robin on the trail of the would-be thief.
Speedy Justice · 1 pages
The Pearl of Peril! · 4 pages
The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem! · 14.17 pages

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), Batman in the Seventies (1999), The Joker: His Greatest Jokes (2019), The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)