Batman #121

(February 1959)

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

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

Batman With Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 7.66 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.

["You three prisoners have volunteered for a medical research experiment"] (Table of Contents)

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

Crime Rides the Rails (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.66 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.

Homicide in Hollywood (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

crime

["Ice Skating on the Lake!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

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

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.66 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 accidently 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 [Batman 121] (DC, 1997 series) #[nn] (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.

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

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)