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131April 1960
$0.10

Batman #131

DC · April 1960 · on sale 1960-02-23

First appearance: Bruce Wayne Jr.First appearance: Robin IIFirst appearance: Batman II
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#131
Publication date
April 1960
Key date
1960-04-00
On-sale date
1960-02-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bruce Wayne Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Robin II - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Batman II - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Second Batman and Robin Team!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Batman II First, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Robin II First, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne Jr. First, Kathy Kane
2The Dog That Betrayed Batmancomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanAce the Bat-Hound, Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3World's Finest Comics; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4Police Woman!comic story0.5Mary Sullivan
6Aloha... Hawaii!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappSenator Hiram L. Fong; Senator Oren E. Long; Rep. Daniel K. Inouye
7The Man Who Conquered Time!promo (ad from the publisher)1Rip Hunter
8The Case of the Deadly Gemscomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
10-letters page1letters: typeset
11The Second Batman and Robin Teamcomic story9script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman, Batman II First, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin II First, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne Jr. First, Kathy Kane

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Annual #71964On eBay ›
Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn]1972On eBay ›
Batman in the Sixties #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-491-2		1999On eBay ›
Batman and Robin
ISBN 978-1-4012-2725-8		2010On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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