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121February 1959
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Batman #121

DC · February 1959 · on sale 1958-12-02

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#121
Publication date
February 1959
Key date
1959-02-00
On-sale date
1958-12-02
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 Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Zero (later re-named Mr. Freeze)
1The Magic Card!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyPete
2The Body in the Bat-Cavecomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alec Wyre (villain, inventor, death); Jigger Mulane (villain); Dan Dolson (villain); Hank Purdy (villain, gangster)
4Just One Second!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
6Crime Rides the Railscomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wilson (a railroad Policeman); Duds Dekker (villain); Dekker's mob (villains)
8Homicide in Hollywoodtext story1letters: typesetPhil Ajax; Lt. Galt; Barry Kilian
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zerocomic story8.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Zero (villain, introduction, origin, later called Mr. Freeze); Mr. Zero's henchmen [Marty; Gus; Kirk; Luke] (villains)
13Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt SnapinnBill

Plus 3.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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