. Batman YTB - Fansite For Batman Comics, Toys, Figures, News and more!


Bookmark and Share
 
 
Navigation
 
  Home
Main Menu
Action Figures & Dolls
 
Login
 
 
User Name

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
 
Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #261

DETECTIVE COMICS #261
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: The Amazing Dr. Double X
STORY ARC: None

COVER DATE: November, 1958

WRITER: Dave Wood
ARTIST: Sheldon Moldoff
INKER: Charles Paris
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
COVER: Curt Swan; Stan Kaye

PRICE: $.10 U.S.

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon

PLOT:
Batman and Robin chase down a new costumed criminal, Dr. X. When they find him, a phantom double with amazing powers appears and begins battling the heroes. The double disappears at the last moment, and Batman takes the doctor to jail.

In prison, Dr. Double X appears again and breaks Dr. X out. They lure Batman and Robin into a trap and try to perform an experiment on Batman. A phantom double of Batman appears and tries to act evil. However, the double is the real Batman, the captured one is merely a robot. The trick helps to allow Batman to stop Dr. X and take him back to prison.

TITLE: The Modern Sorcerer

WRITER: Jack Miller
ARTIST: Ruben Moreira
INKER: Ruben Moreira
CHARACTERS: Roy Raymond

PLOT:
N/A
If you have a plot synopsis for this issue, please drop us a line and let us know! Click Here to Contact Us!

TITLE: The Midget Manhunter

WRITER: Jack Miller
ARTIST: Joe Certa
INKER: Joe Certa
CHARACTERS: Martian Manhunter; Captain Harding

PLOT:
Several large objects have disppeared recently, including a bank, a ocean liner, and an airplane. Detective John Jones investigates as the Martian Manhunter. Jones spots a suspicious character in a local museum after closing. The man shrinks the paintings to miniature size and takes them. Jones follows him to his hide-out where he finds the other missing objects.

Jones confronts the criminal, only to be shrunk by the shrink ray. The tiny martian is chased by the criminal. He manages to avoid getting caught and reaches the reverse ray which restores him to normal. Jones shrinks the villains and delivers him to police headquarters with the stolen loot.

REVIEW:
N/A

 

About BatmanYTB | Credits & Thanks!

BATMAN: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond, all of it's sub-sites, or hosted sites are in no way associated, or affiliated with DC Comics, Time Warner or any of it's divisions.

Items cataloged in merchandise sections are not for sale. The downloading of video game ROMs is for backup and testing purposes only. If you do not own the actual game, the ROM is to be deleted from your hard drive within 24 hours.

Any money that may be made from Amazon Associates, advertisements, or affiliate programs will be contributed to the maintaining of this website, to provide the fans with the best that we can offer.