(Pictured Left) Original copy of Batman #118, September 1958. The comic book's cover story "The Merman Batman" is representative of the many science fiction tales that the character appeared in during the 1950s.

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(Pictured Right) Original copy of Detective Comics #260, October 1958. The comic book's cover story "The Mystery of the Space Olympics" is another good example of the many Batman science fiction tales published during the 1950s.