Batman
#136
(December 1960)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
- On-sale Date
- 1960-10-13
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Challenge of the Joker!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the Joker on his sky sled!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The $10,000 challenge only Joe Weider dares to make!
- Characters
- Joe Weider (photo); Clancy Ross (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Case of the Crazy Crimes
Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Batman!... Help me!
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite; Mr. X (villain); a sea creature (villain); a robot (villain); several gorillas (villains)
- Synopsis
- To have "some fun," Bat-Mite creates a series of imaginary villains for the Batman to overcome.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961])
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verified by Paris.
[no title indexed]
Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This famous symbol...
[no title indexed]
The Batman Whirly-Word Game / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This always has the last word!
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
-
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #230 (April 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Puzzle Page
Children of Tomorrow!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in Asia... I'm hungry...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration of the Rights of a Child."
The Town That Hated Batman
Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When they first stride into town, Batman and Robin are...
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [40's face]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bert Collins (villain, gangster); The Vordians (villains, aliens)
- Synopsis
- Batman visits an old mining town seeking a criminal, but when he begins asking questions about the man, the people become hostile toward the Caped Crusader.
- Reprints
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961])
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verified by Paris.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The next Giant Superman annual...
[no title indexed]
Warden Willis / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The safe won't open. Better call in a locksmith!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Warden Willis
The Challenge of the Joker
Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the criminals Batman and Robin have faced, none is more...
- Feature Logo
- Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)
- Synopsis
- Batman faces the Joker, who, this time, uses the four basic elements to commit his crimes.
- Reprints
- in Batman vs. the Joker (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2969 (3) (May 1966) [reformatted]
-
in Caped Crusader Classics! (Titan, 1988 series) #2 - Batman Versus The Joker (August 1988)
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City; Gotham Fireworks Plant
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.
Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!
The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's this - A taxi meter?
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Reprints
-
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #90 (1977) -
in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #10/1977 ([november] 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Chestertown; New York City; Northfield
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Challenge of the Joker!
Batman and Robin -
1.
["The $10,000 challenge only Joe Weider dares to make!"]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
2.
The Case of the Crazy Crimes
Batman and Robin -
3.
["This famous symbol..."]
Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics -
4.
["This always has the last word!"]
The Batman Whirly-Word Game -
5.
Children of Tomorrow!
-
6.
The Town That Hated Batman
Batman and Robin -
7.
["The next Giant Superman annual..."]
Giant Superman -
8.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Bat-Cave -
9.
["The safe won't open. Better call in a locksmith!"]
Warden Willis -
10.
The Challenge of the Joker
Batman and Robin -
11.
Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!
The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson -
12.
["What's this - A taxi meter?"]
Strange Old Laws -
13.
[no title indexed]
Task Force -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council
This issue was modified by, among others
- David Bruce
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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