Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1962-04-17
Editing: Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
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The Joker's Greatest Triumph!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:At last I've unmasked Batman and have discovered his secret identity!
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Challengers of the Unknown #26 and copyright registration.

Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Alien Force Twins!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; alien invasion force (villains); Batman and Robin energy twins (villains)
Synopsis:
Alien bandits create electrical twins of Batman and Robin to fend them off when the Caped Crusaders attempt to enter a strange city that appears out of nowhere.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn from http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Art credits verified by Mooney.

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Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Your Pass to New Worlds!
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public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aw, I don't believe it!
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Ted; Frank
Synopsis:
Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Lefty Looie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Some idea the warden has...
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Lefty Louie

The Boy Who Was Robin
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Vandeveer Wayne (Bruce's young cousin); Jumpy Regan (villain, actor)
Synopsis:
A young cousin of Bruce's wreaks havoc by pretending to be Robin, even going so far as to hiring a crook/actor to play the role of Batman!
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Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn from http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit verified by Paris.

Story contains two separate giant prop sequences!

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Challengers of the Unknown; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • Feature Logo:Casey the Cop
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Sonny! Rushing to your violin lesson?
Characters:
Casey the Cop
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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 1 page

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Letters:
typeset
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Batman

Indexer Notes

Prints a letter from Tom Fagan of Rutland, Vermont about the Rutland Halloween Parade and its Batman float.

The Joker's Greatest Triumph
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)
Synopsis:
The Joker unmasks Batman but doesn't reveal his identity. Later, he unmasks the Caped Crusader again, only to reveal a robot beneath the cowl.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Paris. This story was parodied by author Donald Barthelme in his prose story "The Joker's Greatest Triumph," published in the Barthelme collection Come Back, Dr. Caligari (Little, Brown and Company, 1964).

Hawk-a-a-a!
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Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Junket Desserts; Salada Tea / advertisement / 1 page

For the Best in Comics Entertainment
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Joker's Greatest Triumph!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
  3. The Alien Force Twins!
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
    Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics
  5. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  6. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  7. Your Pass to New Worlds!
  8. [no title indexed]
    The Atom
  9. ["Some idea the warden has..."]
    Lefty Looie
  10. The Boy Who Was Robin
    Batman and Robin
  11. ["For the very best..."]
    Challengers of the Unknown; Tales of the Unexpected
  12. ["Hello, Sonny! Rushing to your violin lesson?"]
    Casey the Cop
  13. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Bat-Cave
  15. The Joker's Greatest Triumph
    Batman and Robin
  16. Hawk-a-a-a!
    Blackhawk
  17. [no title indexed]
    Junket Desserts; Salada Tea
  18. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  19. [no title indexed]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
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