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Issue: Detective Comics #258
Publication Date: August 1958
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Issues: #258 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Prisoners of the Giant Robots!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Pages: 1
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Prisoners of the Giant Robots

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting character); Bartok (introduction, villain); Gus (introduction, villain); Robot Thor (introduction, villain)
Synopsis: Batman battles a gang of robot criminals.
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Pages: 12
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Wanted: A Pal!

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Genres: opinion
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis; Biff McCabe
First Line: Warden, some new prisoners have arrived.
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Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief

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Genres: adventure
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Mr. Disaster

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting character); Mr. Lee (introduction, villain); Mr. Wood (introduction, villain)
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #28 published January 1959
as Mr. Disaster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #29 published February 1959
as Mr. Désastre [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: You can't stand there!
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Feature(s): G. I. Combat
First Line: You hold TNT in your hands...
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Detective with the Electric Eye

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Genres: non-fiction
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The Jinxed Ship

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting character); Captain Seely (introduction, villain); Captain Wade
Synopsis: While on vacation, Detective Jones books passage on a tramp steamer where he uncovers a plot to convince the crew that the new captain is a jinx.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #29 published February 1959
as Navire porte malheur [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as The Jinxed Ship [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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