Detective Comics #268 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Power That Doomed Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Power That Doomed Batman	comic story	11.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Blake; Big Joe Foster (villain, introduction); Pete Kulik (villain, introduction)
4	Your Passport to Strange Journeys...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	Fred Finds a Way!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis
7	Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader	comic story	6.67	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); a crook [as the Mercurian D'Lor] (introduction, villain)
10	Strange Guests in Room 1610	text article	1	letters: typeset
11	The Mixed-Up Martian Powers	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; a crook (introduction, villain); Officer Slade

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman Annual #5	1963	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3	2010	On eBay ›

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