Batman #152
(December 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
1962-10-18
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 11 in ad in Blackhawk #179.

The False-Face Society! (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
Each man here is wearing a "false face" that he used...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Formula for Doom (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That buzz-saw -- coming straight at Robin -- and I'm too...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Kuzak (villain, European master criminal, death); Heidel (villain, ex-Nazi scientist, death); Hans (villain); Florian (villain); Arnold Taney (villain, scientist); Kinos (villain, scientist)
Synopsis
The Caped Crusaders and Bat-Hound track a renegade scientist to Switzerland, who is in the process of handing over a portion of an explosive formula to a European criminal.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold out your hands.
Feature Logo
Casey the Cop
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

The False Face Society (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Gotham City, a series of strange crimes begins with...
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Van Brunt (wealthy man); The Joker (villain); The False Face Society (villains)
Synopsis
Batman goes undercover as a member of the False Face Society in order to get the goods on and capture the leader.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

Anthony Durrant hypothesizes, "It seems to me that running the False Face Society is not the Joker's cup of tea, as none of the crimes in this story would appear to have a prankish twist; in fact, they are very different from his original method of operation. Perhaps he was not originally intended to be the secret leader of the False Face Society, as he only appears unmasked at the very end of this story."

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

True Crime Laffs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Dayton, KY, an escaped prisoner who was recaptured...
Genre
humor; non-fiction; crime
Reprints

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

The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Letters to the Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from David Cooper, Chris Cardillo, Paul Martin, Chuck Morgan, Tim J. Cain, Larry Somer, and John Koehler.

Memorial to an Astronaut (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott! The Martians have swung their land-boat around--
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Luke Haley (mineralogist, death); Dr. Robbins (Haley's doctor); three unnamed crooks (villains)
Synopsis
Batman decides to make the dream of traveling into space a reality for a dying mineralogist by devising a hoax involving a phony spaceship and a movie set.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Paris.

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why was the 'bull-dog' so called?

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!" (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Joe, are you going to collect pennies for UNICEF tonight?
Feature Logo
Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Joe; Tom
Synopsis
After Joe claims he's going to keep the pennies for himself, Superman takes Joe and Tom to Asia, South America and Africa to show them first-hand how much good the pennies they collect for UNICEF can do.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Schwinn Typhoon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The False-Face Society!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. ["Hi, everybody! Meet Johnny DC..."]
  3. 2. Formula for Doom
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Co.
  6. 5. ["Hold out your hands."]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 6. The False Face Society
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  9. 8. ["In Dayton, KY, an escaped prisoner who was recaptured..."]
    True Crime Laffs
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  12. 11. Memorial to an Astronaut
    Batman and Robin
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  14. 13. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
    Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics
  15. 14. ["Why was the 'bull-dog' so called?"]
    Quick Quiz
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  17. 16. Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
    Superman
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Typhoon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner