Batman #119

(October 1958)

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

The Arch-Rivals of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Batwoman and Vicki -- they're both in danger now!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Vicki Vale; three unnamed contest judges; Nick Danton (villain); Moose Malloy (villain); Malloy's gang (villains); a gang of harbor pirates (villains); Gotham City jail prisoners (villains)

Synopsis

The "Woman of the Year" contest has two finalists: Vicki and Batwoman, and the judges decide to give both ladies a chance to prove their abilities before they select a winner...a winner who gets a date with the Batman!

Keywords

Gotham City

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Do You Know the Legend of Superman? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Lost -- A Free Education (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky Biggs

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Fingerprint Facts / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The use of fingerprints as a system of identification...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #20 (March-April 1951)

Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

The Secret of Batman Island! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; A. K. Barnaby (a Batman fan); Fat Man (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, image); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, image); The Joker (villain, image); The Shark [Armand Lydecker] (villain); a gang of jewel thieves (villains)

Synopsis

The founder/owner of Batman Island is followed home by criminals seeking films the man has been shooting that could finger them for a crime they committed.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #256 (May-June 1974)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #62 (1975)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1975 (1975-05-dd)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #5/1975 ([mai] 1975)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #29 ([1976] ?)

Keywords

Bat Search-o-Screen; Bat-a-Rang; Bat-Signal; Batman Island; Batmobile; Batplane; Bomb-a-Rang; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

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

Humorous Sheriff! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whenever Sheriff William Howard of Virginia City was...

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Characters

Sheriff William Howard

Reprints

• from All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #66 (August-September 1952)

Keywords

Virginia City

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

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Jail Jests / comic story / 1 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

Everyone seems to be working!

Genre

humor

Keywords

pecans

Fatal Incident (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Your name is Sheriff Bill Barrett, and during the...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Sheriff Bill Barrett; Doc Schiller; Hugh Wainscott; Bennett Shaw; Mrs. Peterson

Keywords

Pinetree County

Rip Van Batman (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin; Al Hackett (villain)

Synopsis

Looking for criminal Al Hackett, Batman enters a greenhouse with exotic flowers and accidentally trips over a vine, smashing into a case with a flower that gives off a strange vapor, and he passes out. When he awakes, he finds himself in the future -- but circumstances reveal that Dick Grayson is now Batman and has taken on a new partner as Robin.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; belt radio; Gotham City; utility belt; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn and inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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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

Quick! Follow that car!

Feature Logo

Casey the Cop

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop; Slug

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)