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114March 1958
$0.10

Batman #114

DC · March 1958 · on sale 1958-01-12

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#114
Publication date
March 1958
Key date
1958-03-00
On-sale date
1958-01-12
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 Bat-Ape!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mogo the Bat-Ape
2The Secret of Mechanical Citycomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Dodge (villain); Harry "Lightfingers" Hale (villain, thief)
3Superman DC National Comics Presents Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)1
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
5Do You Know What's Behind a Law?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
6The Mirage Makercomic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Mirage Maker (villain); Mirage Maker's henchmen (villains)
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Benny (villain)
8The Invisible Patrolmantext story2letters: typesetRoy Green; Carl Dales; Floyd Pierce
9The Bat-Apecomic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; The Bat-Ape [Mogo] (a circus ape); Arthur Harris (animal trainer); The Vanning Brothers (villains); Ralph Roder (villain)

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

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Batman in the Fifties #[nn]
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