Detective Comics, #269
Published: July 1959
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The 1,000 Deaths of Batman and Robin!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Storyline
When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.
Characters
- Buzzy Brown
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1952.
The Thousand Deaths of Batman!
Storyline
When Batman and Robin learn of an underworld theatre that is producing a show depicting Batman and Robin getting killed over and over again, they go undercover as themselves in order to capture a major crime boss who will be in attendance at the show. However, they are unaware that the director is on to them and has arranged for real death traps to replace the staged ones.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- The Green Hood Mob [Haley] (introduction, villain)
- The Big Guy (introduction, villain)
- The Director (introduction, villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Operation Blackhawks!
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for Blackhawk (DC,1957 series) #138.
"What a nice, clean kitchen!"
Characters
- Warden Willis
- 1207
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Menace of the Magnetic Meteorite!
Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Karen Duncan (supporting)
- Borgal (introduction, villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Pop
"A radio playing at this time of night in the warehouse?"
Characters
- Casey the Cop
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
Your Passport to Strange Journeys...
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #106 and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #22.
Make-Believe Bandit
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
The Man Who Exposed John Jones
Storyline
A former film executive is operating a blackmail racket and he thinks he can blackmail Detective Jones with proof he is a Martian.
Characters
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones
- J'onn J'onzz]
- Captain Harding (supporting)
- Jeff Hoyt (introduction, villain)
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Fudge
Mistaken Identity!
Storyline
The story of Adolph Beck, arrested more than once for various crimes, yet eventually exonerated when a man with identical features was discovered.
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.