Batman #110
(September 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
1957-07-14
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 Phantom Batman! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! Batman is walking right through...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Crime-of-the-Month Club! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Blinky Dean (villain)
Synopsis
The attempted theft of a valuable flower ties in with a theory that the Batman has about the Joker being involved in a series of crimes, and discovers that the Crime Clown is selling plans for crimes to other criminals.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

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

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danger: Prejudice at Work! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Pete, where's all your old gang I met when...
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Pete; Sam; Luis

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why so mad, Jackson?
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop; Jackson
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of Batman's Butler (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I thought you might be Bruce Wayne, Batman--
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Noyes]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth (flashback of when Alfred came to work for Wayne); Vicki Vale; river-pirates gang (villains)
Synopsis
Alfred recounts how he originally got the job as butler for Bruce Wayne, how he learned Batman and Robin's true identity, how he covered their dual identities from being discovered, and how he "saved", or so he thought, Batman's identity from a man named Noyes.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Much of the story is narrated by Alfred.

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

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
Hmm... The prisoners hang around the yard...
Genre
humor
Characters
Warden Willis
Reprints

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Tin Badges of the Rails (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Through narrowed eyes, the thief scrutinized...
Genre
crime

The Phantom Batman (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Len Landers (villain); Lander's gang (villains)
Synopsis
Batman inexplicably is affected by an explosion in an experimental electronics laboratory that reverses the atoms in his body.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Phantom Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. Crime-of-the-Month Club!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  5. 4. Danger: Prejudice at Work!
  6. 5. ["Why so mad, Jackson?"]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. 7. The Secret of Batman's Butler
    Batman and Robin
  9. 8. ["Hmm... The prisoners hang around the yard..."]
    Warden Willis
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    DeLuxe Photo Service
  12. 11. Tin Badges of the Rails
  13. 12. The Phantom Batman
    Batman and Robin
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore