Batman
#126
(September 1959)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
- On-sale Date
- 1959-07-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Menace of the Firefly!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This'll stop the Firefly's deadly glow!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; The Firefly [Ted Carson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #114 -
in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Mystery of the 49th Star
Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Chalmers (Alaskan tycoon); Atkins (villain, security guard); Matt Brady (villain, thief); Will (villains, thief); Bart (villain, thief)
- Synopsis
- Batman is called to Alaska to recover 49 diamonds stolen from a rich tycoon.
- Reprints
- in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pull over! Passing a red light, eh?
- Feature Logo
Casey the Cop- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
- in Superman (Chronicle Publications, 1959 series) #17 (October 1959)
-
Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy-- Depending on You!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Sam, let's take a dip.
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Sam; Bill
The Batman Lighthouse
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]; Dan Grady (watchman); Carlo Luria (political refugee); unnamed lighthouse keeper; Hack Jorgens (villain); unnamed foreign agents (villains)
- Synopsis
- While on patrol, the Caped Crusaders spot a signal given them by the lighthouse keeper, and the duo swing in to stop some foreign agents and a gang boss.
- Reprints
- in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Batman Lighthouse; Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Paris.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff ?
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (illustration)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman
- Reprints
- in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
-
The Menace of the Firefly
Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; The Firefly [Ted Carson]; Firefly's gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- While Bruce, Dick and Kathy attend a party, a mysterious criminal appears and robs everyone. When the Caped Crusader appears on the scene, Kathy suspects the host, Ted Carson, of being Batman...but she is due for a surprise!
- Reprints
- in Batman (Chronicle Publications, 1958 series) #15 (September 1959)
-
in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (January-February 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Paris.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Menace of the Firefly!
Batman and Robin -
1.
["Don't spend your life on the sidelines"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
2.
The Mystery of the 49th Star
Batman and Robin -
3.
["Pull over! Passing a red light, eh?"]
Casey the Cop -
4.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
5.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
6.
[no title indexed]
Hi-Power Binoculars -
7.
Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy-- Depending on You!
-
8.
The Batman Lighthouse
Batman and Robin -
9.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Bat-Cave -
11.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
[no title indexed]
Sling-a-Shot -
13.
The Menace of the Firefly
Batman and Robin -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
15.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps -
16.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
17.
[no title indexed]
Giant Flying Plastic Jet
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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