Batman #122

(March 1959)

Prisoners of the Sargasso Sea (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blackjack; Capt. Jolly Roger; Erik; Flavius

Synopsis:

While chasing a modern-day pirate, Blackjack, Batman and Robin are marooned in the Sargasso Sea. There they discover others who have been trapped for centuries by the seaweed and its strange age-defying gas, and with the help of these men they destroy Blackjack's weapons and escape in a repaired Batplane.

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• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.

[Tootsie Roll ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

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[Detective Comics #265] (Table of Contents)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

["There's nothing square about this!"] (Table of Contents)

Block Buster / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Characters:

unnamed police officer

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• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #26 (April-May 1954)

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle with answer.

["We can't go yet. His line is busy."] (Table of Contents)

Strange Old Laws / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

fact; humor

Reprints:

• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

The Cross Country Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Hijack [Jack Spade]; Mr. Carter; Shorty; Gears

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin foil Hijack and his gang, who have been robbing trucks of Carter trucking.

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• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[Tootsie Roll Pop ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Double-Dealer in Diamonds (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

Jewelry thief uses the tactic of buying expensive jewelry, passing it to an accomplice, then placing an order for an exact copy. The jeweler searches the country and unknowingly finds his original piece, which he buys for a premium from the accomplice, and when he goes to deliver it the buyer has disappeared. The thief has by then pocketed the difference in price.

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• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

["The siren! Someone escaped!"] (Table of Contents)

Warden Willis / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Warden Willis; prisoner 7416; prison guard

Synopsis:

A prisoner is attempting an escape but Warden Willis, knowing the prisoner was a vaudeville actor, traps him in a spotlight.

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• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

The Family Favorite! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Harry; Jimmy; Harry's and Jimmy's mother

Reprints:

• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)

The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]

Synopsis:

Dick Grayson goes to sleep while Bruce is out on a date with Kathy, and dreams of the loss of their secret identities caused by Bruce's and Kathy's marriage.

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• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1962-1963)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([May] 2010)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit [Kane] removed by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Jack Burnley

[Tootsie Roll Fudge ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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