Batman #121

(February 1959)

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

The Body in the Bat-Cave (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alec Wyre (villain, inventor, death); Jigger Mulane (villain); Dan Dolson (villain); Hank Purdy (villain, gangster)

Synopsis

As Bruce and Dick head for the Bat-Cave to change to their other identities, they discover the dead body of a man known for selling secrets to the underworld. Batman and Robin therefore must discover if this man sold the secret location of the Bat-Cave to underworld thugs.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #218 (January-February 1970)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #16/1970 (8.August 1970)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Roost; Batmobile; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

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

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Just One Second! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You three prisoners have volunteered for a medical research experiment...

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis

Crime Rides the Rails (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wilson (a railroad Policeman); Duds Dekker (villain); Dekker's mob (villains)

Synopsis

Criminals derail a circus train so that animals get loose and the Caped Crusaders have to deal with that problem while gang members attempt to free their boss from a prison train.

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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

Homicide in Hollywood (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ice skating on the lake!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #167 (January 1951)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Zero (villain, introduction, origin, later called Mr. Freeze); Mr. Zero's henchmen [Marty; Gus; Kirk; Luke] (villains)

Synopsis

A scientist accidentally falls victim to the effects of an experiment, making him a virtual "human icicle," a foe who puts the chill on Batman and Robin.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965)
• in Batman Special Reprint [Toys 'R' Us Special Replica Edition] (DC, 1997 series) #121 (1997)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn] ([April] 2002)
• in Batman: The TV Stories (DC, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (DC, 2017 series) (2017)

Keywords

Bat-Copter; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

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

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

Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tommy Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #95 (November 1954)

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

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Jowett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)