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156June 1963
$0.12

Batman #156

DC · June 1963 · on sale 1963-04-18

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#156
Publication date
June 1963
Key date
1963-06-00
On-sale date
1963-04-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Robin Dies at Dawn!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Secret of the Ant-Mancomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: David HuffineBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edie (Dick's date for a dance); Bat-Hound [Ace]; H. H. Hobbs (school benefactor); Mr. Stine (school Biology teacher); Professor Hanson (scientist); Ant-Man [Jumbo Carson] (villain); Al Welles (villain, mob leader); Brady Brothers (villains)
4The Swing Is to DC!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira SchnappJohnny DC
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1comic story8.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace the Bat-Hound; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Army doctor; Gorilla Gang [Pete; Luke; one unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
8-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
10-letters page2script: Jack Schiff
11Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2comic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace the Bat-Hound; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Army doctor; Gorilla Gang [Pete; Luke; one unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetBatman

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
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