(December 1963)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-10-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Batman #160 and copyright registration.

The Bizarre Batman Genie! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

cover does not appear to be Bob Kane, as credited elsewhere

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Bizarre Batman Genie (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aristo; Trusk; Yates; Commissioner Gordon
Synopsis
A magic power turns Batman into a genie and puts him in Aristo's power.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes and confirmed by Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
an old sea captain; 2 boys
Synopsis
After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Indexer Notes

A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in. Other credits from a list by Lionel English.

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

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Destroyed J'onn J'onzz (Table of Contents: 6)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Arnold Hugo; Zook; Captain Harding
Synopsis
Batman's old foe, Arnold Hugo, uses his scientific weapons against the Martian Manhunter and gives himself Martian powers in the process.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

The Vanishing Crime (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

True Crime Laffs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New York City: Two convicts, who were being released...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Synopsis
New York City - Two convicts being released ask to stay an extra day so as to not miss Thanksgiving dinner.
Indianapolis, IN - A thief steals a car and drives across the state line to make it a Federal offense because he heard the food is better in a Federal prison.
Lancaster, NY - A man picked up for driving 3000 miles from an auto dealer said the salesman didn't say how far he could go on his test drive.
New Brunswick, NJ - A policeman checking out a new fire hydrant finds that it is fake and a guy put it there so as to always have a parking spot.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Hawk-a-a-a! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fly-Over Chicane (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Gilbert Auto-Rama / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Bizarre Batman Genie!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Bizarre Batman Genie
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["For the very best..."]
    World's Finest Comics; Batman
  5. 4. Your Free Trip Around the World!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  7. 6. The Man Who Destroyed J'onn J'onzz
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  8. 7. The Vanishing Crime
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold
  10. 9. ["New York City: Two convicts, who were being released..."]
    True Crime Laffs
  11. 10. Hawk-a-a-a!
    Blackhawk
  12. 11. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. Fly-Over Chicane
    Gilbert Auto-Rama
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore