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116June 1958
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Batman #116

DC · June 1958 · on sale 1958-04-17

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#116
Publication date
June 1958
Key date
1958-06-00
On-sale date
1958-04-17
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Winged Bat-People!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed Queen; bat-people
2The City of Ancient Heroescomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Old King Cole (a judge); King Midas; Gimmick Gang [Thor/Zeus [Luke]; Cyclops/Hercules [Stilts]; Pan/Medusa [Duke]] (villains)
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
5Nature's Prize Pupil!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Batwoman's New Identitycomic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Al Talley (villain, club owner); Dude Rogers (villain); Funny Face Gang (villains)
7Glad to See You!promo (ad from the publisher)1
8Benefit of Doubttext story1letters: typesetDenise Van Cleve; Gordon Yorke
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Tim
11The Winged Bat-Peoplecomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed Queen; Arko (villain, Queen's Minister); The Bat-People (villains)
12-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; Moose; Lefty

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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