Comic Title: Batman #261
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1975
On Sale Date: December 31, 1974 Newsstand Date December 31, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #113

Copyright Date December 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 Great Batman Contest"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Batman #100 (1956)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #100; next appearance in Detective Comics #232)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #100; next appearance in Detective Comics #232)

Villain(s)

• Stilts Morgan and his men (harbor pirates; no further appearances)
• Two criminal gangs (Joe and Mike named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jeff Keating (a young inventor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman holds a contest where new crime-fighting inventions are submitted in an attempt to win a scholarship prize. Batman tests each of the final four inventions against crooks. Each of the first three look promising, but they have serious drawbacks. The final invention, the Bat-Kite, helps Batman with aerial photography and combat. The kite and its inventor Jeff Keating are awarded first prize.