Batman #63

(February-March 1951)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Joker's Crime Costumes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Beagle (cameo); The Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Anton Biggs; unnamed Hamlet actor; Eli Tate (coal baron); Soupy (violinist, Joker's henchman); unnamed violinists (Joker's henchmen); unnamed Pagliacci actor; unnamed police officer; unnamed chefs

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Inspired by the many special costumes that Batman has worn in the past, the Joker launches a crime spree where he dresses in costumes of famous fictional comedy characters.

Reprints

• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) (1989)
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) (1988 [February 1989])
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([August] 1989)
• in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) ([November] 1990)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

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

See Yourself in Straight Arrow's Secret Cave (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Flying Saucers (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Feature Logo

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Elsom Cobb (introduction); John Marden [Agent Seven] (introduction, death); Erobt (villain, introduction); Overlord of Saturn (villain, introduction); unnamed representative of the President of the United States; unnamed taxi driver

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

When an accident victim is discovered to have two hearts, it leads Batman and Robin to investigate a secret invasion by aliens from the planet Saturn.

Reprints

• in Läderlappen och Robin (Centerförlaget, 1951 series) #9/1951 (1950-10-dd)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.

Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie [all other candies] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!" (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Passport to Fame (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If you are like most American boys and...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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

Boy oh boy - No school today!

Genre

humor

Characters

Jerry

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

Clue Cartoon / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She love me not! They prove that!

Genre

humor

Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model! Western Saddle Ring! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.75 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

Look what happened with that punching bag you gave me, Dad!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pete

Lucky Block (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Origin of Killer Moth! (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer] (villain) (phony millionaire philanthropist, introduction); Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed prison guards; Gat Grogan; unnamed convicts; Mr. Hughes; Mr. Williams; unnamed criminals; unnamed police officers

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Prisoner #234026 reads a newspaper article about Batman and decides to set himself up as the "anti-Batman," hiring himself out to Gotham City's criminals to help them elude capture by Police. When released, he establishes a false identity as millionaire philanthropist and becomes friends with Bruce Wayne. He then promotes himself to Gotham's criminals as Killer Moth, and rescues some criminals from the Police, using his Mothmobile to defeat and capture Batman and Robin. The duo escape and lead Killer Moth to a climactic battle on Gotham Bridge in which he is defeated.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Keywords

Gotham City; Infra-Red Moth Signal; Moth-Cave; Mothmobile

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris (Kane credit deleted by Craig Delich), and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Peg / comic story / 0.75 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

Here comes Tuffy!

Feature Logo

Peg

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Peg; Tuffy

Be King of the Road with This Great Bike! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Heroics (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils

Stookie Allen ?

Inks

Stookie Allen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Jimmy Conners; Ellie Suggs; Pat Burgess; Russ Latona

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents: 20)

Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, there's nothing exciting here in the...

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. "Published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations."

Your Christmas Daisy (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)