Batman
#131
(April 1960)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
- On-sale Date
- 1960-02-23
- 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 Second Batman and Robin Team!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's hard to believe, Kathy, that since we retired...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman II [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne]; Robin II [Bruce Wayne Jr.]
- Universe
- DC : Alfred's Tales of the Future
- Reprints
-
in Baticomic (Editorial Novaro, 1968 series) #22 -
in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964) which is reprinted - in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Alfred's Tales of the Future; Bat-Signal; Imaginary Story
Indexer Notes
Penciler credit by Craig Delich; we formerly credited Bob Kane. Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Dog That Betrayed Batman
Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look out!
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ace the Bat-Hound; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wilkins (a hermit); Danny (blind man); Mary (Danny's girlfriend); unnamed crooks (villains)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Wounded and suffering from amnesia, Bat-Hound befriends a hermit and blind man, but hates the sight of anyone in a mask...including Batman himself!
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
[no title indexed]
World's Finest Comics; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Police Woman!
comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To be eligible for the force, policewomen candidates must weigh not less than 130 pounds, be...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Mary Sullivan
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #44 (February-March 1955)
-
Aloha... Hawaii!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beautiful Hawaii has long been known as a tourist's paradise, but our...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Senator Hiram L. Fong; Senator Oren E. Long; Rep. Daniel K. Inouye
- Synopsis
- A celebration of Brotherhood Week and Hawaii as our 50th state.
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Case of the Deadly Gems
Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a story of four men -- and how their birthstones...
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Claber (jeweler, death); John Wilcox (villain, jeweler); Henry Stubbs (villain, jeweler); Ed Carder (villain, jeweler)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Jeweler Claber, of Gotham Gem Company, is murdered and his death blamed on criminal Ted Greaves by the man's three partners. However, Batman discovers the partners are actually involved in a smuggling racket and seek to throw suspicion off themselves by blaming Greaves.
- Reprints
- in Batman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) (March 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City; Gotham Gem Company
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Penciler credit verified by Dick Sprang. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / 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
- Help! I've been swindled!
- Feature Logo
Casey the Cop- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
The Second Batman and Robin Team
Batman and Robin / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look!... Our son is in danger!
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman II [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth (mainstream); Alfred Pennyworth; Robin II [Bruce Wayne Jr.]; Bruce Wayne (mainstream); Ted Tate (villain); Babyface Jordan (villain); Jordan's mob (villains)
- Universe
- DC : Alfred's Tales of the Future
- Synopsis
- Alfred tests out his new typewriter by writing an imaginary tale of Robin growing to manhood and becoming the new Batman, adopting a new partner as Robin, and taking on a gang of crooks.
- Reprints
- in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7 (Summer 1964)
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #18 (Circa 1966 - 1968) - in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
- in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #2 - Batman and Robin ([July] 2010)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Alfred's Tales of the Future; Imaginary Story
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Penciler credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited Bob Kane.
This is the first in a series of imaginary tales of Batman II and Robin II written by Alfred. Next seen in the second story in Batman #135 (October 1960).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Second Batman and Robin Team!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Draw Lincoln
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
The Dog That Betrayed Batman
Batman and Robin -
3.
["This famous symbol..."]
World's Finest Comics; Detective Comics -
4.
Police Woman!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Pyro Plastics Corporation -
6.
Aloha... Hawaii!
-
7.
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master -
8.
The Case of the Deadly Gems
Batman and Robin -
9.
["Help! I've been swindled!"]
Casey the Cop -
10.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Bat-Cave -
11.
The Second Batman and Robin Team
Batman and Robin -
12.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas -
15.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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