Detective Comics #267 [Vol 1]

• First appearance of Bat-Mite.

• Curt Swan and Stan Kaye cover art.

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• "Batman Meets Bat-Mite" – (11 2/3-page story) – Preparing to go off on patrol, Batman and Robin find the Bat-Cave disturbed and meet Bat-Mite, an admirer of Batman's from another dimension. Bat-Mite wants to join Batman and Robin in their fight against crime, but Batman politely convinces Bat-Mite that that won't work. Instead, Bat-Mite tries to make Batman and Robin's exploits a little more entertaining, a little more "fun." In the end, Batman finds a way to make Bat-Mite useful, which lets the imp know it's time to go home.

• "The Mystery of the Magic Sea!" – (5 2/3-page story) – When an earthquake exposes a portion of an underground sea, a small town hopes it will be a boon to its tourism business. But a legend warns that if a person swims too deep in the water, he'll turn into a fish. Roy Raymond films the attempts of two townspeople to disprove the legend for Impossible but True, but in both cases, when underwater, a strange underwater cloud envelops them...

• "John Jones' Farewell to Earth" – (6 2/3-page story) – Jovians come to Earth searching for a criminal but they need Manhunter's help because their weakness is water and it's raining. Jones agrees to help them in exchange for a ride home.

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NOTE: Sheldon Moldoff is credited as Bob Kane.

SOURCES: Grand Comic Database (comics.org), DC Database (dc.wikia.com)