Batman
#120
(December 1958)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
- On-sale Date
- 1958-10-14
- 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 Airborne Batman!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You said we didn't have to worry about Batman...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Whirly-Bat
in Indexer Notes
Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously credited Ray Burnley.
The Curse of the Bat-Ring
Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; masked gang leader (villain); Spike Connors (villain)
- Synopsis
- Batman uses a clever plan involving a jinx on a Bat-Ring, which crooks get the Caped Crusader to wear, hoping it will bring him bad luck. Instead, it allows him to capture their leader.
- Keywords
- Bat-Ring; Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Inker credit verified by Paris.
Sharing -- The United Nations Way!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A sunny day in 1958 in a little Mexican town...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Characters
- Luis; Carlos
The Failure of Bruce Wayne
Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's this?
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Silas Wayne (Bruce's great-uncle); unnamed convict (villain); "Babyface" Muller (villain); Muller's gang [Arnie Briggs; rest unnamed] (villains)
- Synopsis
- Called to his dying Uncle's bedside, Silas, Bruce is told by him that he is disappointed that Bruce has not continued the family tradition of adventure. Bruce sets out to prove Silas wrong...and does in an unexpected way.
- Reprints
-
in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #259 (November-December 1974) -
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #76 (1976) -
in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #7/1976 ([1976-07-dd]) -
in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1976 ([juli] 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Batmobile
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.
[no title indexed]
Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the new prisoner, Warden!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Warden Willis; Haskell
End of a Hold-Up
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Despite an occasional rheumatic twinge in his...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- McSorley; Mr. Caldwell
The Airborne Batman
Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; several unnamed criminal gangs (villains)
- Synopsis
- While stopping a stampeding elephant, Batman injures his legs, giving the green light to crooks all over Gotham City to institute a reign of terror.
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City; Whirly-Bat
Indexer Notes
Inker credit verified by Paris.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Airborne Batman!
Batman and Robin -
1.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Curse of the Bat-Ring
Batman and Robin -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Operation Blackhawks!
Blackhawk -
5.
Sharing -- The United Nations Way!
-
6.
The Failure of Bruce Wayne
Batman and Robin -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Pop -
8.
["This is the new prisoner, Warden!"]
Warden Willis -
9.
End of a Hold-Up
-
10.
The Airborne Batman
Batman and Robin -
11.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
12.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
13.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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