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"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

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

Synopsis for "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 "Prisoners of the Giant Robots"

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

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Synopsis for "Mr. Disaster"


Appearing in "Mr. Disaster"

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

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

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Synopsis for "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 "The Jinxed Ship"

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  • Captain Seely (Single appearance)

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  • Captain Wade (Single appearance)

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Trivia

  • This issue marks the 500th appearance of Robin.


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