Batman
#66
(August-September 1951)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951-06-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
This comic was shown in The Adventures of Superman, 1952 series, Season 1, Episode 16: "Mystery in Wax" and Episode 24: "Crime Wave". Shown in a newsstand in both shows.
This comic was shown in The Adventures of Superman, 1952 series, Season 1, Episode 16: "Mystery in Wax" and Episode 24: "Crime Wave". Shown in a newsstand in both shows.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker (head on totem pole); Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Läderlappen och Robin (Centerförlaget, 1951 series) #9/1951 (1950-10-dd) -
in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #19 ([December 1951]) -
in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #5/1953 (mai 1953) -
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Penciler and inker credits verified by Sprang, inker also verified by Paris, and letterer by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bragg (henchman); unnamed henchmen; unnamed elevator operator; unnamed electric company employees; unnamed newsboy; John Dillinger (portrait); Danny (inmate); Clancy (prison guard); unnamed English fishermen; unnamed English reporters; unnamed citizens; unnamed waiter; unnamed police officers; unnamed mayor
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Joker is ridiculed when one of his crimes is foiled by his own mistake, so he decides to launch a crime spree based on famous mistakes, or "boners", in history.
- Reprints
- in Läderlappen och Robin (Centerförlaget, 1951 series) #9/1951 (1950-10-dd)
- in The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2008 series) ([August] 2008)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit confirmed by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
Popsicle / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Characters
- Tess; Tim
[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
- That's a nice dog you have, son!
- Feature Logo
Casey the Cop- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
The Movie Stars Who Died Twice!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Griffin Balfor (movie director, villain, introduction, death); Wanda Ware (actress); Lud Valento (actor); unnamed fans; unnamed police officers; John Kent (actor); Mr. Land (movie insider); Jack Flame (newsman); Max Flower (cameraman); unnamed henchmen
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin investigate when a series of movie actors die in real-life as their deaths depicted in their films. They find that the actors' deaths were staged by a former director who forces them, and Batman and Robin, to perform in a new movie that he is making.
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #19 ([December 1951])
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Penciler credit verified by Sprang, inker credit confirmed by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- William Schreiber (signed)
- Inks
- William Schreiber (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is it, boys!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Peter; Joe
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
- Here comes Alfred. He's such a bore...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jerry; Alfred
Script Sleuths
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Barbara Fairbanks (credited as B. Fairbanks)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- Raymond Perry ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are many mysteries in the world, and...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- James Boswell; Sir Thomas Mallory
Indexer Notes
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Step right up, folks...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Pud
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The sarge says there's been a lot of speeders lately...
- Feature Logo
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #19 ([December 1951])
-
[no title indexed]
No Foolin' / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nothing to lose!
- Genre
- humor
Batman II and Robin, Junior!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (in real world, also in dream as Batman and as Police Commissioner); Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (in dream, in a newsreel); Robin [Dick Grayson] (in real world, also in dream as Robin and as Batman II); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (in dream, in a newsreel); Police Commissioner Batman [Bruce Wayne] (in dream, in the future, retires as Batman and is appointed as Police Commissioner of the United Nations); Batman II [Dick Grayson Sr.] (in dream, in the future, Robin becomes Batman II); Robin Jr. [Dick Grayson Jr.] (in dream, future son of Dick Sr.); Mrs. Grayson (in dream, future wife of Dick Sr. and mother of Dick Jr.); Foxy Fenton (villain, introduction); Fenton's unnamed henchman; unnamed United Nations spokesmen (in dream, in the future); Count Razek (in dream, in the future, bandits leader); Wingy (in dream, in the future, one of Razek's bandits); Razek's unnamed bandits (in dream, in the future)
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Robin dreams of a future where Bruce Wayne has retired as Batman, and an adult Dick Grayson becomes Batman II with his son Dick Jr. as the new Robin.
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Element X
Indexer Notes
Most of this story is Robin's dream.
Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit confirmed by Paris.
Cornered in the Corral!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It happened at a Wyoming rodeo...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jim Wise; Cody
- Keywords
- rodeo
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Message to Parents
public service announcement / 0.5 page
- Keywords
- Polio
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.75 page
- Script
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Pencils
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Inks
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Horace Elmo
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After they are picked, will oranges ripen?
- Keywords
- Rainbow Arch
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Sweet Land of Liberty!
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fellows, the mayor's picked our band to be...
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #36 (May 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Favorites in Fantasy!
-
2.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin -
3.
The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
Popsicle -
4.
["That's a nice dog you have, son!"]
Casey the Cop -
5.
[no title indexed]
Vitalis Hair Cream -
6.
The Movie Stars Who Died Twice!
Batman and Robin -
7.
Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
8.
["Here comes Alfred. He's such a bore..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
9.
Script Sleuths
-
10.
["Step right up, folks..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
11.
["The sarge says there's been a lot of speeders lately..."]
Casey the Cop -
12.
["Nothing to lose!"]
No Foolin' -
13.
Neat Treat!
Nestlé's Crunch -
14.
Batman II and Robin, Junior!
Batman and Robin -
15.
Cornered in the Corral!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
16.
Message to Parents
-
17.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
18.
["After they are picked, will oranges ripen?"]
Quick Quiz -
19.
[no title indexed]
Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
20.
Tomahawk!
Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics -
21.
Sweet Land of Liberty!
Peter Porkchops -
22.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties
This issue was modified by, among others
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Matthew Peets
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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