Detective Comics, #261

Published: November 1958

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Detective Comics #261

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Issue Contents:
The Amazing Dr. Double X!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Dr. Double X (villain)
  • Dr. X (villain)
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products Corp. Inside front cover.

The Amazing Dr. Double X!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Dr. X develops a formula to create an energy duplicate of himself. Unfortunately, his doppelgänger is pure evil.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner Gordon (supporting)
  • Dr. Double X (introduction, villain)
  • Dr. X (introduction, villain)
Credits
Story 3 0 pages

Featuring Showcase; Adam Strange

Story 4 1 page
Look to the Stars!
Story 5 1 page advocacy; math & science

"Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?"

Storyline

Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.

Characters
  • Bob
  • Ted
Credits
Story Notes

Appeared across a range of DC comics in November/December 1958.

Story 6 1 page humor

"That's so, Casey -- I read it in a book!"

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
Story 7 1 page
The Modern Sorcerer
Story 8 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
  • Karen (supporting)
  • Judson Ware (intro, villain)
Credits
Story 9 0 pages
Story 10 2 pages humor

"The man from the state prison bureau is here, Warden Willis!"

Characters
  • Warden Willis
  • 2143
  • 2130
White Footprints
Story 11 1 page
The Midget Manhunter!
Story 12 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Jones battles an unnamed criminal with a shrinking ray.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [John Jones
  • J'onn J'onzz]
  • Captain Harding (supporting)
  • Mr. Mastermind (intro, villain)
Credits
Story Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Story 13 0 pages
Story Notes

Ad for sweepstakes by Tootsie Roll.

Agile Batman (1)

Featuring The Batman Word Hunt

Story 14 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Credits
Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.