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264February 1959
$0.10

Detective Comics #264

DC · February 1959 · on sale 1958-12-24

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#264
Publication date
February 1959
Key date
1959-02-00
On-sale date
1958-12-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Peril at Playland Isle!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Carter
2Peril at Playland Islecomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Barden (millionaire, death); Edith Barden (Barden's daughter); Macklin (Edith's fiance); Wilton (Barden's nephew); Pete Conn (villain, death); Carter (villain, introduction, Barden's business friend)
4Just One Second!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
6The Golden Lie Detectorcomic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Malko (intro); Peter Zembler (intro, villain)
8The Magic Card!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
9Web of Guilttext story1letters: typeset
10-comic story0.67Bullseye Billy
11Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comicsstatement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
12Menace of the Martian Weapons!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Buggsy Roach Gang (intro, villain)
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop

Plus 4.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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