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Issue Details

Issue #123
Published April 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)
Notes Ira Schnapp credit by O'Hearn/Desris. Ad sequences, promo sequences, and story synopses added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

Cover Details - "The Fugitive Batman!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Ira Schnapp credit by O'Hearn/Desris. Ad sequences, promo sequences, and story synopses added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

7 page Batman story "The Secret of the Everglades"

Synopsis While vacationing in Florida, Batman and Robin end up in an adventure in the Everglades
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Stan Starkman
Notes Bill Finger credit by O'Hearn. Charles Paris credit verified by Paris.

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Brave and the Bold #23"

1 page public service announcement "What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page Casey the Cop filler "Hmm - a Burglar!"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

7 page Batman story "The Joker's Practical Jokes!"

Characters Joker
Synopsis The Joker goes on a new crime spree, basing crimes on "occupational" practical jokes, like the "skyhook" or the "left-handed monkey-wrench."
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger?
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Art credits verified by Sprang.

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pop ad"

1 page Jail Jests filler "There he is now!"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Challengers of the Unknown #7"

Half page Casey the Cop filler "I'll play out in the field, fellows."

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page text story "The Telltale Ladder"

Letters typeset

7 page Batman story "The Fugitive Batman"

Characters Bat-Hound
Synopsis Robin and Ace the Bat-Hound, acting on orders from Comissioner Gordon, attempt to track down a fugitive Batman.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Stan Starkman
Notes Bill Finger credit by O'Hearn.

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"