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Issue: Batman #119
Publication Date: October 1958
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Issues: #119 of 715 Issues (1343 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: 08/26/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth
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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Rip Van Batman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin
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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
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Arch-Rivals of Gotham City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Vicki Vale; three unnamed contest judges; Nick Danton (villain); Moose Malloy (villain); Malloy's gang (villains); a gang of harbor pirates (villains); Gotham City jail prisoners (villains)
Synopsis: The "Woman of the Year" contest has two finalists: Vicki and Batwoman, and the judges decide to give both ladies a chance to prove their abilities before they select a winner...a winner who gets a date with the Batman!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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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): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Do You Know the Legend of Superman?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lost -- A Free Education

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, teen
Feature(s): Binky
Character(s): Binky Biggs
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Fingerprint Facts
First Line: The use of fingerprints as a system of identification...
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Pages: 0.67
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Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
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Pages: 0.33
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The Secret of Batman Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; A. K. Barnaby (a Batman fan); Fat Man (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, image); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, image); The Joker (villain, image); The Shark [Armand Lydecker] (villain); a gang of jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis: The founder/owner of Batman Island is followed home by criminals seeking films the man has been shooting that could finger them for a crime they committed.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #35 published November 1965
as The Secret of Batman Island! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #256 published May 1974
as The Secret of Batman Island! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #5/1975 published January 1975
as Hemligheten med läderlappsön [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #5/1975 published May 1975
as Den gåtefulle Lynvingøya [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Paris.
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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): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Humorous Sheriff!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jail Jests
First Line: Everyone seems to be working!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fatal Incident

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Rip Van Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin; Al Hackett (villain)
Synopsis: Looking for criminal Al Hackett, Batman enters a greenhouse with exotic flowers and accidentally trips over a vine, smashing into a case with a flower that gives off a strange vapor, and he passes out. When he awakes, he finds himself in the future -- but circumstances reveal that Dick Grayson is now Batman and has taken on a new partner as Robin.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #5 published January 1963
as Rip Van Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 published October 2010
as Rip Van Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Quick! Follow that car!
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Dinosaurs
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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