Batman #100

(June 1956)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batmantown, U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What a joke!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mayor of Plainville; City Council of Plainville; Keene Wilder (villain, a swindler); Mr. Dane (villain, resident of Batmantown); Barsh (villain); Barsh's gang (villain)

Synopsis

When the city of Plainville decides to change its name to Batmantown in order to attract residents, Batman figures that it will draw the criminal element instead.

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #78 ([December 1956])
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1968 (5. Oktober 1968), #20/1968 (5. Oktober 1968) [panel used as cover]

Keywords

Batmantown (Plainville)

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U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!" (Table of Contents: 4)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Win Mortimer ?

Inks

Win Mortimer ?

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...and here's how Benjamin Franklin learned...

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Sally; Tommy

Synopsis

Binky gets the kids to see that they too might be able to make important scientific discoveries in the future.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Hunters of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No, don't shoot the great ape!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Barly (animal expert); Pongo (an ape); Ralph Kier (villain, jewel smuggler)

Synopsis

An accident at the docks in Gotham City allows several animals to escape into the city, but Batman discovers that they were released on purpose: for jewel smuggling!

Reprints

• in Baticomic (Editorial Novaro, 1968 series) #8 (1 de febrero de 1968)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1968 (19. Oktober 1968)

Keywords

Gotham City

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DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Casey! I just remembered something -- Am I in trouble!

Feature Logo

Casey the Cop

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #307 (September 1962)

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Detectives with Electric Eyes (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Great Batman Contest (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (sourced)

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Robin, somewhere in this cave is an invention...

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jeff Keating (an inventor); Stilts Morgan (villain, harbor pirate); Joe (villain); Mike (villain)

Synopsis

Batman initiates a contest wherein boys submit their inventions in order to win a scholarship, while Batman hopes to find an invention that will serve him well in his crime fighting.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1968 (14. Dezember 1968)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #261 (March-April 1975)

Keywords

Bat-Kite; Gotham City

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

O'Malley of the 4th Precinct / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Irwin Hasen

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

Irwin Hasen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy! Today sure is a scorcher, O'Malley!

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

O'Malley; Sarge

Synopsis

Sarge and O'Malley chase down an ice cream truck.

Reprints

• from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #9 (September 1951)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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100 Autos, Buses & Trucks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)