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119October 1958
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Batman #119

DC · October 1958 · on sale 1958-08-26

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#119
Publication date
October 1958
Key date
1958-10-00
On-sale date
1958-08-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Rip Van Batman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin
2The Arch-Rivals of Gotham Citycomic story7.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Vicki Vale; three unnamed contest judges; Nick Danton (villain); Moose Malloy (villain); Malloy's gang (villains); a gang of harbor pirates (villains); Gotham City jail prisoners (villains)
4Do You Know the Legend of Superman?promo (ad from the publisher)1Superman; Lois Lane
5Lost -- A Free Educationpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs
6Fingerprint Factscomic story0.67
8The Secret of Batman Island!comic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; A. K. Barnaby (a Batman fan); Fat Man (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, image); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, image); The Joker (villain, image); The Shark [Armand Lydecker] (villain); a gang of jewel thieves (villains)
10Humorous Sheriff!comic story0.5Sheriff William Howard
12-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13Fatal Incidenttext story1letters: typesetSheriff Bill Barrett; Doc Schiller; Hugh Wainscott; Bennett Shaw; Mrs. Peterson
14Rip Van Batmancomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin; Al Hackett (villain)
16-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Slug

Plus 5.82 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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