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Issue: Batman #136
Publication Date: December 1960
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Issues: #136 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/13/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Challenge of the Joker!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
First Line: It's the Joker on his sky sled!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Weider (photo); Clancy Ross (photo)
First Line: The $10,000 challenge only Joe Weider dares to make!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Case of the Crazy Crimes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite; Mr. X (villain); a sea creature (villain); a robot (villain); several gorillas (villains)
First Line: Batman!... Help me!
Synopsis: To have "some fun," Bat-Mite creates a series of imaginary villains for the Batman to overcome.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #20 published March 1961
as The Case of the Crazy Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics
First Line: This famous symbol...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): The Batman Whirly-Word Game
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
First Line: This always has the last word!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle Page
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Children of Tomorrow!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, opinion
First Line: Somewhere in Asia... I'm hungry...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration of the Rights of a Child."
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The Town That Hated Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bert Collins (villain, gangster); The Vordians (villains, aliens)
First Line: When they first stride into town, Batman and Robin are...
Synopsis: Batman visits an old mining town seeking a criminal, but when he begins asking questions about the man, the people become hostile toward the Caped Crusader.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #20 published March 1961
as The Town that Hated Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman
First Line: The next Giant Superman annual...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis
First Line: The safe won't open. Better call in a locksmith!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Challenge of the Joker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)
First Line: Of all the criminals Batman and Robin have faced, none is more...
Synopsis: Batman faces the Joker, who, this time, uses the four basic elements to commit his crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman vs. the Joker #D2969 (3) published May 1966
as The Challenge of the Joker [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
In Content Item: FlagCaped Crusader Classics! #2 published August 1988
as The Challenge of the Joker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: What's this - A taxi meter?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Task Force
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Yogi Berra (photo); Whitey Ford (photo); Mickey Mantle (photo); Bob Cousy (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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