Batman #107
(April 1957)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
On-sale Date
1957-02-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Grown-Up Boy Wonder! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Owlman [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Boy Who Adopted Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Ryan (Policeman); Danny Benson; Mrs. Benson (Danny's mother); Slim Miller (villain); Miller's gang (villains)
Synopsis
Danny Benson, a boy without a father, often talked to the Batman statue in the park. One day, he tells the statue about a gang of crooks and eventually he assists in the round-up of the criminals.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff ?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Buzzy
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Dave

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Warden Willis / comic story / 1 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
The prisoners are having their exercise...
Genre
humor
Characters
Warden Willis; Butch
Synopsis
Butch wears a sweater his aunt sent him.

Robin Falls in Love (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take one more step and I'll fire, Batman!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vera Lovely; Paul Garvey (Lovely's press agent); Roddy Dale (Hollywood friend of Lovely's); Ben Keefe (villain, jewel thief))
Synopsis
Robin falls hard for a lovely young skater after saving her life...a romance that causes problems for Batman in their daily crime fighting chores!
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Foiling the Getaways (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, lady!
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Grown-Up Boy Wonder (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't worry, Batman -- Owlman will save you!
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Owlman]; The Daredevils (villains, criminal acrobats); Frankie the Fence (villain)
Synopsis
While examining a lead-lined box Superman had brought back from outer space, Dick accidentally touches a release, emitting a gas that causes him to grow bodily into manhood, thus forcing him to give up his Robin persona and adopting a different crime fighting ID.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Daily Times; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Grown-Up Boy Wonder!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Boy Who Adopted Batman
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  5. 4. Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  6. 5. ["The prisoners are having their exercise..."]
    Warden Willis
  7. 6. Robin Falls in Love
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  9. 8. Foiling the Getaways
  10. 9. ["Oh, lady!"]
    Casey the Cop
  11. 10. Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?
  12. 11. The Grown-Up Boy Wonder
    Batman and Robin
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore