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Detective Comics (1937)Batman's Invincible Foe

byArnold DrakeWriterHenry BoltinoffWriter+28 more
DC ComicsMay 22, 1958USD $0.1036 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
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A key issue noted for Debut of the Whirly-Bat. Detective Comics #257 was published by DC Comics on July 1, 1958, as part of a series that began in 1937. Arnold Drake and Henry Boltinoff write, and art comes from Charles Paris, Curt Swan and Joe Certa. This 36-page issue features Batman, Dick Grayson, James Gordon, Martian Manhunter and Roy Raymond, among 9 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#257
Release Date
May 22, 1958
Cover Date
July 1958
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
36

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

  • Debut of the Whirly-Bat

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Creators

Arnold Drake

Arnold Drake

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Irwin Hasen

Irwin Hasen

Writer, Artist, Inker

Jack Miller

Writer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer, Editor

Martin Naydel

Martin Naydel

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Joe Certa

Joe Certa

Artist, Penciller, Inker

Curt Swan

Curt Swan

Penciller, Cover Artist

Ray Thompson

Penciller, Inker

Ruben Moreira

Ruben Moreira

Penciller, Inker

Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Moldoff

Penciller

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Martian Manhunter

Martian Manhunter

J'onn J'onzz

Captain Harding

Captain Harding

Karen Duncan

Karen Duncan

O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct

O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct

James Aloysius O'Malley

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Warden Willis

Warden Willis

Willis

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

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