Detective Comics Vol 1 258

"Batman: "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"": Batman and Robin tackle a gang that uses giant robots to commit crimes. The evil scientist Bartok has created powerful robots to perform crimes as a part of his genius plan to build a robot arm

Batman: "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #258
August, 1958
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Curt Swan Stan Kaye Ira Schnapp
Batman: "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Jack Schiff
Roy Raymond: "Mr. Disaster"
Pencilers	Ruben Moreira
Inkers	Ruben Moreira
Editors	Jack Schiff
Martian Manhunter: "The Jinxed Ship"
Writers	Jack Miller
Pencilers	Joe Certa
Inkers	Joe Certa
Editors	Jack Schiff
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 257
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 259

Detective Comics #258 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1958.

Synopsis for Batman: "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"

Batman and Robin tackle a gang that uses giant robots to commit crimes. The evil scientist Bartok has created powerful robots to perform crimes as a part of his genius plan to build a robot army that can think and look like humans. The Dynamic Duo trail the robots and discover Bartok's secret hideout. Upon arriving, the heroes are taken prisoners and locked away. However, Batman uses his own robot to free himself and destroy some of the machines. Batman and Robin finally capture Bartok and they inform the police about the secret hideout. Before being arrested, Bartok destroys all his robots to prevent them from being used while he is locked in prison.

Appearing in Batman: "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• James Gordon

Antagonists:

• Bartok (Single appearance)
  • Robots
• Gus (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Batman Robot
• Gotham Gazette
• Batarang

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "Mr. Disaster"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Antagonists:

• Mr. Lee (Single appearance)
• Mr. Wood (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mary Trent (Single appearance)
• Dick Trent (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  

Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "The Jinxed Ship"

On a tramp steamer voyage, John Jones attempts to counter threats to the ship which appear to be products of a curse.

Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "The Jinxed Ship"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Captain Harding

Antagonists:

• Captain Seely (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Captain Wade (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton
• Pacific Ocean

Notes

• "The Jinxed Ship" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter Vol 1.
• Commissioner Gordon appeared last in Detective Comics #257. He appears next in Batman #118.
• This issue includes a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

Trivia

• This issue marks the 500th appearance of Robin.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Martian Manhunter Recommended Reading
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1): Detective Comics #225– #326
  • House of Mystery (Volume 1): House of Mystery #143– #173
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 3)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 4)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 5)
  • Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter Special #1

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