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Issue: Batman #159
Publication Date: November 1963
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Issues: #159 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/05/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
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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The Great Clayface-Joker Feud!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; The Joker [Clayface; Matt Hagen]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Your United Nations at Work

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Great Clayface-Joker Feud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as The Joker]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]; The Joker (villain); Clayface [Matt Hagen] (villain); three underworld hoods (villains)
Synopsis: After escaping from prison, Matt Hagen finds a way to synthesize the liquid that turns him into Clayface, and once more takes up crime. The Joker, meanwhile, objects to Clayface getting all the headlines, so he starts a feud with Clayface.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published February 1988
as The Great Clayface-Joker Feud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Great Clayface-Joker Feud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn] published November 1990
as The Great Clayface - Joker Feud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15.34
Disclose Notes: Inks credit verified by Paris.
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Try a Tongue Teaser!

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
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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The Flashiest News of the Year... A Giant Flash Annual!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Flash Annual
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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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): 100 Toy Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  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): True Crime Laffs
First Line: Paris, Texas: A burglar told police what he'd done...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 4 individual comic gags.
A burglar who burnt his loot from a safe cracking, sent the money to the U.S. Treasury for replacement bills.
An auto salesman chases a bank robber to try and sell him a new car.
A man steals a car so he can report to authorities while he is on parole for stealing a car.
A burglar is caught in possession of 5000 keys. He says it is his hobby to collect keys.

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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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): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters to the Bat-Cave
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Dennis Richard, Ronald Mossmann, Norma Ryan, Kenneth S. Sanders, Phil Castora, Richard and Bill Skol, David Riley, Steve Joseph, Jim Lawson and Lars Hansen.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
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Pages: 1
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The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne Jr.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (imaginary appearance); Dick Grayson [Robin (imaginary appearance); Batman] ; Batwoman [Kathy Kane Wayne] (imaginary appearance); Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Bruce Wayne, Jr.]; Green Owl Gang (villains)
Synopsis: Robin II takes after his father and is able to help Batman by discovering the secret escape method employed by the Green Owl Gang.
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In Content Item: FlagDC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #2 published July 2010
as The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne, Jr. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: An imaginary story. Inks credit verified by Paris.
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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): Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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
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Pages: 0.5
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Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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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): 132 Roman Soldiers
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Body Building Club
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Make Your Own Monsters

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

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