Contents 1 Appearing in "The Amazing Dr. Double X!" 2 Synopsis for "The Amazing Dr. Double X!" 3 Appearing in "The Modern Sorcerer" 4 Synopsis for "The Modern Sorcerer" 5 Appearing in "The Midget Manhunter!" 6 Synopsis for "The Midget Manhunter!" 7 Notes 8 Trivia 9 See Also 10 Recommended Reading 11 Links and References

Appearing in "The Amazing Dr. Double X!"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Villains:

• Doctor X (First appearance)
• Doctor Double X  (energy twin)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Utility Belt
• Batman Robot

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
• Batplane
• Bat-Copter
  
  

Synopsis for "The Amazing Dr. Double X!"

Dr. X, a costumed villain, separates an energy double with incredible powers from his body, dubs it Double X, and uses it to fight Batman and Robin.

Appearing in "The Modern Sorcerer"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Judson Ware (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Drew Evans (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Modern Sorcerer"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Midget Manhunter!"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Captain Harding

Villains:

• Mister Mastermind (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton

Items:

• Shrink Ray

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Midget Manhunter!"

John Jones tries to nab a crook who robs with a shrink ray, only to be shrunken himself.

Notes

• "The Amazing Dr. Double X!" is reprinted Batman Family #7.

• "The Midget Manhunter!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1.

• Batman appeared last in Detective Comics #260. He appears next in Batman #120.

• First appearance of Doctor Double X. He appears next in Detective Comics #316.

• James Gordon appeared last in World's Finest Comics #97. He appears next in Batman #120.

• Robin appeared last in Detective Comics #260. He appears next in Batman #120.

• This issue includes a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

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• Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 261 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

Recommended Reading

• Batman
• Detective Comics
• Justice League of America (Volume 1)
• Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
• World's Finest Comics
• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe II (Batman biography page)

Links and References

• Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
• Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Batman article at Wikipedia
• Batman (Silver Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

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