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Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #158
158September 1963
$0.12

Batman #158

DC · September 1963 · on sale July 18, 1963

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#158
Publication date
September 1963
Key date
September 1963
On-sale date
July 18, 1963
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ace -- the Super Bat-Hound!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]
2Ace -- the Super Bat-Houndcomic story8.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Bat-Mite; members of the Logan gang (villains)
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
6Giant Batman Annual; Giant Superman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
8The Secret of the Impossible Perilscomic story7.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Matt Carter (explorer); Ted Carter (Matt's son); Explorer's Club President; tribal natives
11-letters page1letters: typeset
12Batman and Robin -- Impostorscomic story7.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Pike (jewelry store owner); unnamed Policeman; Hugh Bradford (villain); Wilks (villain); Bobo Cullen (villain)

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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