Batman #122

(March 1959)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prisoners of the Sargasso Sea (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a sailor's myth come true...

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; prisoners of the Sargasso Sea [Flavius; Erik; Captain Jolly; Blackjack (villain)]; Blackjack's crew (villains)

Synopsis

While chasing a modern-day pirate, Blackjack, Batman and Robin are marooned in the Sargasso Sea. There they discover others who have been trapped for centuries by the seaweed and its strange age-defying gas, and with the help of these men they destroy Blackjack's weapons and escape in a repaired Batplane.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #76 (1 de mayo de 1960)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

Keywords

Batplane; Sargasso Sea

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Villain from Batman's Past! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Block Buster / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's nothing square about this!

Characters

police officer

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #26 (April-May 1954)

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle with answer.

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Strange Old Laws / 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

We can't go yet. His line is busy!

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #76 (1 de mayo de 1960)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #217 (December 1969)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Cross-Country Crimes! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Through fair weather and foul, there speeds across our...

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Carter (owner of a truck company); Gears (truck driver); Shorty (truck driver); Hijack [Jack Spade] (villain, hijacker)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin foil Hijack and his gang, who have been robbing trucks of Carter trucking, including one containing platinum.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #76 (1 de mayo de 1960)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

Keywords

Cross-Country Truck Company; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Charles Paris. Letterer credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Double-Dealer in Diamonds (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There was a time, Pete Bishop reflected, when a...

Genre

crime

Characters

Pete Bishop; Joseph Eames

Synopsis

A jewelry thief uses the tactic of buying expensive jewelry, passing it to an accomplice, then placing an order for an exact copy. The jeweler searches the country and unknowingly finds his original piece, which he buys for a premium from the accomplice, and when he goes to deliver it, the buyer has disappeared. The thief has by then pocketed the difference in price.

Reprints

• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

Keywords

Los Angeles; New York

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Warden Willis / 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

The siren! Someone escaped!

Genre

humor

Characters

Warden Willis; prisoner 7416; prison guard

Synopsis

A prisoner is attempting an escape but Warden Willis, knowing the prisoner was a vaudeville actor, traps him in a spotlight.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #76 (1 de mayo de 1960)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #383 (December 1969)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

The Family Favorite! (Table of Contents: 13)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Harry, I wish you'd get your tools and see what...

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Harry; Jimmy; Harry's mother; Jimmy's mother

Reprints

• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; criminal gang (villains)

Synopsis

Dick Grayson goes to sleep while Bruce is out on a date with Kathy, and dreams of the loss of their secret identities caused by Bruce's and Kathy's marriage.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #76 (1 de mayo de 1960)
• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1962-1963)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #23/1967 (18. November 1967)
• in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #2 - Batman and Robin ([July] 2010)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Penciler credit by Craig Delich; we formerly credited Bob Kane. Inker credit verified by Jack Burnley.

Story mainly occurs in a dream sequence by Dick Grayson.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Colorfoto Natural Color Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)