Batman (DC, 1940 series) #156

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1963-04-18

Editing: Jack Schiff (editor)

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Robin Dies at Dawn!

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Paris.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Blackhawk #185 and copyright registration.

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff ?
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff ?
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Secret of the Ant-Man

(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	David Huffine ?

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Bat-Cave; Gotham City

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edie (Dick's date for a dance); Bat-Hound [Ace]; H. H. Hobbs (school benefactor); Mr. Stine (school Biology teacher); Professor Hanson (scientist); Ant-Man [Jumbo Carson] (villain); Al Welles (villain, mob leader); Brady Brothers (villains)

Synopsis:: After Batman announces that he is going away on a secret Government mission, a pint-sized crime fighter by the name of Ant-Man pops up to help him out, but the Boy Wonder wrongly guesses that it is Batman in disguise.; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October 1966)
in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #11/1967 ([november] 1967)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

Try a Tongue Teaser!

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Swing Is to DC!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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True Crime Laffs / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor; non-fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sydney, Neb: a man explained to police...

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	Stan Starkman

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace the Bat-Hound; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Army doctor; Gorilla Gang [Pete; Luke; one unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis:: Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin die. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October 1966)
in Batman - Lepakkomies (UK-Lehdet Oy, 1966 series) #2/1968
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([December] 1988) [[1]]
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] (1988 [August 1989])
in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([June] 2005)
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #7 - Batman (2005)
in Batman - Die besten Storys aller Zeiten (Panini Deutschland, 2009 series) #1
in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
in Grant Morrison présente Batman (Urban Comics, 2012 series) #4 (janvier 2013)
in Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)

Indexer Notes

Story told in two chapters.

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

Great Masterpieces

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mary Schmitz, Pete Wilson, Melody Clouse, Jan Kodner, Mary Ellen Seitz, Rick Cooper, Michael Kerscher, George Ferris, Ricky Reynolds, Don Keefer, Anna May Lewis, Phillip Clayton, Richard Skol, Gregory Smith, Gary Jarkewicz, James Bergeron, Andy Levine

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	Stan Starkman

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Wayne Mansion

Characters:

Synopsis:: Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin die. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 (October 1966)
in Batman - Lepakkomies (UK-Lehdet Oy, 1966 series) #2/1968
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([December] 1988)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] (1988 [August 1989])
in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([June] 2005)
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #7 - Batman (2005)
in Batman - Die besten Storys aller Zeiten (Panini Deutschland, 2009 series) #1
in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
in Grant Morrison présente Batman (Urban Comics, 2012 series) #4 (janvier 2013)
in Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)

Robin Dies at Dawn! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Secret of the Ant-Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Swing Is to DC! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

True Crime Laffs / comic story / 1 page

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages

Indexer Notes

Great Masterpieces (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page

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104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

Robin Dies at Dawn!

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Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!

(Table of Contents: 1)

The Secret of the Ant-Man

(Table of Contents: 2)

Try a Tongue Teaser!

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The Swing Is to DC!

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1

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Great Masterpieces

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[no title indexed]

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Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2

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