Detective Comics #259 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Calendar Man!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Calendar Man [Julian Day]
2	The Challenge of the Calendar Man	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Calendar Man [Julian Day; aka Maharajah the Magician] (villain, introduction)
4	Know Your Pet!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6	The Tiny Catastrophes	comic story	6	pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting character); Harry Harper (introduction, villain)
7	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Sergeant
10	Manhunt on the Mesa	text story	1	letters: typeset
11	The Getaway King	comic story	6	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Getaway Mastermind [Monty Moran] (intro, villain)

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #176	1965	On eBay ›
The Batman Family #16	1978	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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