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Issue Details

Issue #129
Published February 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff (Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Web of the Spinner!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Colors Ira Schnapp
Notes Colorist credit from O'Hearn/Desris.
Reprinted in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329

8 page Batman story "The Web of the Spinner"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; The Spinner (Villain; Introduction); "Peanuts" Gilson
Synopsis While Batman and Robin are tracking a criminal called the Spinner, Batwoman is checking out a mystic, who she believes is running a scam operation. The crimefighters paths cross when Batwoman checks out a lead to the Spinner that the mystic drops.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Stan Starkman
Notes Writing credit from O'Hearn. Inking credit verified by Paris.
Reprinted in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #198 (February 1968); in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #8 (November-December 1976)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Detective Comics #275 ad"

1 page Jail Jests filler

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

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Brave and the Bold #28 ad"

1 page Superboy public service announcement "It's Fun to Help Others!"

Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Colors Ira Schnapp

7 page Batman story "The Man from Robin's Past"

Synopsis When stolen goods are found in the quarters of Sando the Strongman, a friend of the Grayson family who looked after Dick after his parents were murdered, Batman and Robin have to prove his innocence.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Stan Starkman
Notes Retelling of Robin's origin. Inking credit verified by Paris.
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965); in More Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #1

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership"

Letters Typeset

Half page Casey the Cop filler

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

1 page Letters to the Batcave letters page

Letters Typeset

6 page Batman story "Merriweather Jones -- Crime Prophet"

Synopsis Merriweather Jones gets strange flashes that a crime is about occur and reports it to the police. Oddly enough, he's right. The police believe Jones is in on the crimes; crooks believe he can help them hijack other crooks' stolen goods. It's up to Batman and Robin to save him from the crooks and clear him with the police.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Writing credit from O'Hearn. Pencil credit verified by Sprang.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "World's Finest Comics #107 ad"