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137February 1961
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Batman #137

DC · February 1961 · on sale 1960-12-01

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#137
Publication date
February 1961
Key date
1961-02-00
On-sale date
1960-12-01
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Robin's New Boss!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Marvel
1You Asked for It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Robin's New Bosscomic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Marvel (villain, an alien); several crooks (villains)
3Watch for the Second Superman Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman
4Our American Heritagepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappWilliam Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
5The Bandit with 1,000 Brandscomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Brand (villain)
6World's Finest Comics; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLooie
8-letters page1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffBatman
9Teacher from the Starscomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blish (an alien teacher); three Sigan students (aliens); two bandits (villains)
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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