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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

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Detective Comics #258

Aug 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Prisoners of the Giant Robots”

In "Prisoners of the Giant Robots," Detective Jones finds himself entangled in a mystery aboard a tramp steamer during a vacation, where a strange new captain is believed to be a jinx by the superstitious crew. Written by Jack Miller and illustrated by Joe Certa, this 1958 issue of Detective Comics delivers a classic pulp thriller with a touch of the uncanny. The cover, by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, captures the eerie tension of the voyage.

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writer Jack Miller · artist, inker Joe Certa · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Jack Miller

artist, inker Joe Certa

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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While on vacation, Detective Jones books passage on a tramp steamer where he uncovers a plot to convince the crew that the new captain is a jinx.

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