Detective Comics, #265
Published: March 1959
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Issue Contents:
Batman's First Case!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- The Clock [Kyle] (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Batman's First Case
Storyline
The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case against him will be the Caped Crusader's last!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin)
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Thomas Wayne (cameo, flashback)
- Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback)
- unnamed criminology professor (flashback)
- Tom Rogers (introduction, ex-convict and friend of Kyle)
- unnamed prison warden
- Joe Chill (villain, cameo, flashback)
- The Clock [Kyle] (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Batman's first case with origin re-cap. Oddity: This story, in its story-telling and sequences used, is identical to that from the Robin vs. the Clock story found in Star-Spangled Comics #74 (November 1947).
Batman Gets a New Partner!
Featuring Batman
Canine Teachers!
The Family Favorite!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Menace of the Deadly Lights!
Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Karen (supporting)
- Thorgsen (intro, villain)
- President Valdes (intro)
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
"I finally caught you, Muggsy!"
Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Muggsy
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Fingerprints of Guilt
The Fantastic Human Falcon
Storyline
Detective Jones must stop The Falcon and his bird-themed robberies.
Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones
- J'onn J'onzz]
- Captain Harding (supporting)
- The Human Falcon (intro, villain)
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Story Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.