Batman #149
(August 1962)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
On-sale Date
1962-06-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical 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 ad in Detective Comics #305 and copyright registration.

Invaders from the Past! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott! Those ancient warriors are...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Maestro of Crime (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ambrose Weems (music expert); Maestro of Crime [Payne Cardine] (villain, introduction); Maestro's henchmen (villains)
Synopsis
Angered because of poor reviews of his music concerts, Payne Cardine turns to crime. Batman then uses a music expert to decipher the clues left behind by Cardine as the Maestro of Crime.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn from http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verifed by Paris.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Invaders from the Past (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott! Those ancient warriors are...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Alpheus Roberts (scientist); Ben Ryder (villain); Slick Ronson (villain)
Synopsis
The appearance of strange men through portals and the kidnapping of the Caped Crusaders by two Vikings all lead to the eventual capture of two crooks perpetuating a hoax.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn from http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verified by Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman

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

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Homer / comic story / 0.5 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
Ah, no one on the golf course but me...
Genre
humor
Characters
Homer
Keywords
golf

Batman Tunes In on Murder (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mayor of Gotham City; Jaharian Rajah; Plethi (villain, Jaharian Ambassador); two crooks (villains)
Synopsis
The light reflected off the ring of a visiting Rajah allows Batman to tune in the thoughts of a person planning murder with a bomb.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn from http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/

Inker credit verified by Paris.

You Must Not Miss These Great Issues! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Invaders from the Past!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Maestro of Crime
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Boys and girls..."]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
  7. 6. The Invaders from the Past
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Comicpac
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Bat-Cave
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  13. 12. ["Ah, no one on the golf course but me..."]
    Homer
  14. 13. Batman Tunes In on Murder
    Batman and Robin
  15. 14. You Must Not Miss These Great Issues!
    Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Chet Atkins Method
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Magic Art Reproducer
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore