CATALOG RECORD

Batman #121

DC · Series began 1940 · February 1959

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Dates

Cover date: February 1959
On sale: December 2, 1958
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldingerinks: Stan Kaye, Bernard Baily, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Tom Nicolosiletters: Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Henry Boltinoff, Milt Snapinnscript: Jack Schiff, Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Dave Wood, Julius Schwartz

Stories

The Body in the Bat-Cave · 7.67 pages
As Bruce and Dick head for the Bat-Cave to change to their other identities, they discover the dead body of a man known for selling secrets to the underworld. Batman and Robin therefore must discover if this man sold the secret location of the Bat-Cave to underworld thugs.
Crime Rides the Rails · 7.67 pages
Criminals derail a circus train so that animals get loose and the Caped Crusaders have to deal with that problem while gang members attempt to free their boss from a prison train.
Homicide in Hollywood · 1 pages
The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero · 8.67 pages
A scientist accidentally falls victim to the effects of an experiment, making him a virtual "human icicle," a foe who puts the chill on Batman and Robin.
Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag! · 1 pages

Reprinted in

Colossal Comic (1958), All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (1957), Batman Special Reprint [Toys 'R' Us Special Replica Edition] (1997), Batman in the Fifties (2002), Batman: The TV Stories (2013), Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (2017), Batman in the Fifties (2021)