Batman #118

(September 1958)

The Battle of Police Island (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.66 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; two un-named scientists; group of escaped convicts [Gavin; Gee-Gee; Dalton; Moore] (villains)

Synopsis:

The Caped Crusaders have the task of saving four escaped felons from the radiation they have become contaminated with before they perish or infect others.

Keywords:

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

["Our new machine is installed, Warden!"] (Table of Contents: 2)

Warden Willis / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Warden Willis

The Man Who Couldn't Be Tried Twice! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Willy Keys (circus clown); Wyler (trapeze artist, death); Dr. Forbes (Police lab employee); James Lee (villain, trapeze artist); David Dial (villain, owner of All-Star Circus)

Synopsis:

Batman's testimony in a court case seemingly allows a guilty man to go free, but he uncovers evidence later that proves another man was a killer!

Reprints:

• in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #2/1959 (1959-12-11)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #218 (January-February 1970)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1970 (21.März 1970)
which is reprinted
• in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #1 (1978)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #31 (1975)
• in Lynvingen Gavealbum (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) (1980)

Keywords:

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Revised penciler credit by Craig Delich (November 2005), previously given to Sheldon Moldoff.

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley.

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Know Your Pet! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Don Cameron

Inks:

Don Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (a dog)

Synopsis:

Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.

["These radio sets are terrific!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #182 (April 1952)

Gunshot on a Summer Night (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

detective-mystery

The Merman Batman (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vince Kenton (villain); Smarte (villain); Marty (villain)

Synopsis:

While chasing down a wanted criminal, Batman is struck by lightning and falls into the harbor. When he rises out of the water, he discovers that he cannot breathe air and has literally become a human fish.

Reprints:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010)

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Batarang; belt radio; Gotham City; Marine Construction Corporation

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.