Comic Title: Batman #260
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1975
On Sale Date: October 29, 1974 Newsstand Date October 29, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #111

Copyright Date October 31, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1975

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Batman #181 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Doom Patrol #104)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #179; next appearance in Detective Comics #352)
• The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #194)
• Martin Tellman (last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #194)
• Kaye Daye (last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #194)
• District Attorney Danton (last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #194)
• Hugh Rankin (last appearance in Detective Comics #339; next appearance in Batman #194)
• Art Saddows (last name given as Saddow in this story; last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #194)

Villain(s)

• Fern Hunter and three thugs (Joe and Chuck named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Nancy Owens (an actress; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
At a meeting of the Mystery Analysts, author Kaye Daye shocks her colleagues by revealing that she did not write her latest book. She is also threatened by a voice coming from her brooch. Batman investigates Kaye's apartment, suspecting the woman at the meeting was an imposter. He finds a clue which leads him to the real author. Batman then arrives at an award ceremony where the phony Daye is accepting an award for the book. He exposes the imposter as Daye's cousin Fern Hunter. She wanted to eliminate her cousin to gain an inheritance. Batman's quick detective work ruined her scheme.