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153February 1963
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Batman #153

DC · February 1963 · on sale 1962-12-06

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#153
Publication date
February 1963
Key date
1963-02-00
On-sale date
1962-12-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prisoners of Three Worlds!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]
1Comicpacpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Chapter 1: Prisoners of Three Worldscomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; Karn (alien)
3Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4-cartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Health Myths Debunked!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Chapter 2: Death from Beyondcomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; race of bird people; several alien troops; Karn (villain)
8Our Army at Warpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty; Bill
10-letters page1letters: typeset
11Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
12Chapter 3: Dimension of Doomcomic story8.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; several alien troops; Karn (villain); Zebo (villain)
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
142nd Smash Appearance in Showcase!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15-activity0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn]1972On eBay ›
Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2
ISBN 140121214X; 9781401212148		2007On eBay ›

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