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Batman (1940 series) (DC) #139

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Price:: 0.10 USD
Pages:: 36
Indicia frequency:: monthly, with the exception of Jan., May, July and Nov.
Indicia Publisher:: National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:: Superman DC National Comics

Editing:: Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff; George Kashdan

Color:: Color
Dimensions:: Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding:: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:: Was Ongoing Series

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0. Bat-Girl! (Batman) cover, 1p

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Sequence 1

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Blue Bowman	The Blue Bowman
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Batman	Batman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Pencils
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Stan Starkman	Stan Starkman
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	7.66	7.66
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Blue Bowman [the Signalman]	Batman; Robin; Blue Bowman [the Signalman]; Commissioner Gordon; Bull's Eye (Green Arrow villain)
Synopsis		The Signalman tries to get the drop on Batman by becoming a Green Arrow clone.
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Sequence 2

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title		"Read this chart!"
Unofficial Title?	No	Yes
Type	filler	comic story
Feature	Warden Willis	Warden Willis
Genre	gag	humor
Job Number
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes
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Sequence 3

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	The Island of 1,000 Traps	The Island of 1,000 Traps
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Batman	Batman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Pencils
Inks	Charles Paris	Charles Paris
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Stan Starkman	Stan Starkman
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters		Batman; Robin; Professor Milo
Synopsis		Professor Milo builds an entire island covered with traps to kill Batman.
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Notes	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.
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Sequence Number	4
Title
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	letters page
Feature	Letters to the Bat-Cave
Genre
Job Number
Script	Jack Schiff
No Script
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
No Pencils
Inks	Charles Paris
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
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Synopsis
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Notes
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Sequence 5

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Sequence Number	4	5
Title		"Now for my morning excercises!"
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	filler	comic story
Feature	Casey the Cop	Casey the Cop
Genre	gag	humor
Job Number
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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Synopsis
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Sequence 6

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Sequence Number	5	6
Title	A Salute to Our American Indians!	A Salute to Our American Indians!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	public service announcement	public service announcement
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script	Jack Schiff ?	Jack Schiff ?
No Script
Pencils	Bernard Baily	Bernard Baily
No Pencils
Inks	Bernard Baily	Bernard Baily
No Inks
Colors	Ira Schnapp	Ira Schnapp
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes
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Sequence 7

Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	6	7
Title	Bat-Girl!	Bat-Girl!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Batman	Batman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Pencils
Inks	Charles Paris	Charles Paris
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Stan Starkman	Stan Starkman
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]	Batman; Robin; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; The Cobra (villain)
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964) in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August 2010])	in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964) in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August 2010])
Notes	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.	Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964) in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August 2010])
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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Bob Hughes	Editing	2012-01-07 14:04:51	Available	Editing
Bob Hughes		2012-01-10 12:52:51	Editing	Pending Review
Dwayne Best		2012-01-11 14:08:51	Pending Review	Under Review
Dwayne Best		2012-01-11 14:09:42	Under Review	Approved

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