Unofficial Batman Index

BATMAN #260

Cover Date: January-February 1975
Cover Price: $0.60

Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood

Story: "This One'll Kill You, Batman!" (20 Pages) "Chapter 1: And If I Laugh..."
"Chapter 2: ...'Tis That I May Not Weep!"

Credits:

Story	Dennis O'Neil
Pencils	Irv Novick
Inks	Dick Giordano
Lettering	Ben Oda
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (exposed to a delayed reaction version of Joker Juice)

Supporting Character(s):

Dick Grayson (seen briefly at Dr. Hamish's funeral)

Commissioner Gordon

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Joker (escapes from Arkham; last in issue #258; next in Brave and the Bold #118)

Two-Face (an inmate at Arkham; last in issue #258; next in Joker #1)

Guest Appearance(s):

Oliver Queen (seen briefly at Dr. Hamish's funeral)

Roy Harper (seen briefly at Dr. Hamish's funeral)

Clark Kent (seen briefly at Dr. Hamish's funeral)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Hamish (first appearance; an expert in bizarre chemicals and one of two people able to create an anti-venom for Joker Juice; dies)

Dr. Rockwell (first appearance; an expert in bizarre chemicals and one of two people able to create an anti-venom for Joker Juice)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Arkham Asylum

Wayne Foundation

London, England

Story Reprinted in:

The Best of DC #14 (July 1981)

Batman in the Seventies (1999)

The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)

The Joker: His Greatest Jokes (2019)

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Second Story (reprint): "The Grade A Crimes!" (13 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Batman Vol. 1 #16 (April-May 1943)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Batman and Robin.

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Third Story (reprint): "The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!" (12 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing

E. Nelson Bridwell

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Batman Vol. 1 #181 (June 1966)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Silver Age Batman and Robin.

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Fourth Story (reprint): "The Case Without A Crime!" (12 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #112 (June 1946)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Batman and Robin.

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Fifth Story (reprint): "The Pearl of Peril!" (4 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from : Batman Vol. 1 #27 (February-March 1946)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Alfred.

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Sixth Story (reprint): "The Riddler's Prison-Puzzle Problem!" (8 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing

E. Nelson Bridwell

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #377 (July 1968)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Silver Age Batman and Robin.

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