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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Detective Comics #260

Oct 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Mystery of the Space Olympics," Batman and Robin are invited to an interplanetary competition on Venus, where the enigmatic Xeo and Tog seek their help. But when accusations of cheating arise, the Dynamic Duo must clear their names while navigating a mystery that stretches beyond Earth. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris, with a striking cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.

Contains 6 stories
The Mystery of the Space Olympics
11.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Zoppe (intro, villain)Plutonians [Zoppe (intro, villain)]Venusians [Xeo (intro)Tog (intro)]Jovians

When Venusian athletes Xeo and Tog invite Batman and Robin to the Space Olympics, the Caped Crusader and his sidekick find themselves in the middle of a cosmic mystery—accused of teaming up with their alien hosts to rig the competition. As the stakes rise across the stars, the duo must clear their names before the final event.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop
The Fantastic Forest!
5.67 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roy RaymondKaren (supporting)Jim Ward (intro)Finch (intro, villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Spike
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop
John Jones' Super-Secret
5.67 pp · Superhero
Martian Manhunter [John JonesJ'onn J'onzz]Captain Harding (supporting)Officer SladeThe Joss Gang

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Raw (VG) $42
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $987*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $987
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $609
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $311*
CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $248
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $218*
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CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $185
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $153
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $153*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $121*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $120*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $99*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $77*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $42*
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Full credits

cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

↩ Reprints Detective Comics #162 (1950)

Reprinted in Big Boy #30 (1959), The Hundred Comic Monthly #30 (1959), Big Boy #33 (1959), Batman Annual #1962 (1961), Big Boss #18 (1974), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)

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