Batman #155
(May 1963)

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
1963-03-07
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Detective Comics #314 and copyright registration.

Return of the Penguin! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Jerry; Jerry's father
Synopsis
Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Batman's Psychic Twin (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kathy Kane; Jo-Jo Gagan (villain, death); Boss Bragg (villain, crime boss); Bragg's gang [Luke; Tobin; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis
A rare chemical explosion psychically links Batman with Jo-Jo Gagan, and when the underworld finds out about this, they turn on Gagan and attempt to kill him, believing that the Caped Crusader will perish as well.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Jack Schiff ?
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jerry Jones, Clarence Ginsiak, Wayne Demarey, Gary Shaw, Harry Briggs, Kenny Ampel, and Steve Goering.

The Return of the Penguin (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
David Huffine ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Penguin's gang (villains)
Synopsis
Emerging from semi-retirement, due to the mocking of the underworld, the Penguin renews his battle of wits with the Caped Crusaders with a series of new bird-related crimes.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; The Friends of Birds Society

Indexer Notes

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

First real Penguin appearance since 1956.

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How did the word 'trousseau' originate?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Strange Sports Stories Is the Most (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Return of the Penguin!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Countdown on Excellence
  3. 2. Batman's Psychic Twin
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book!
    Metal Men
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Bat-Cave
  9. 8. The Return of the Penguin
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. ["How did the word 'trousseau' originate?"]
    Quick Quiz
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. Strange Sports Stories Is the Most
    Strange Sports Stories
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    147 Famous Automobiles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner