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Batman #127

DC · Series began 1940 · October 1959

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Dates

Cover date: October 1959
On sale: August 25, 1959
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Batman 127 (Facsimile Edition) (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Sprang, Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Gil Kane, Sheldon Moldoffinks: Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Gil Kane, Sheldon Moldoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jerry Coleman, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger

Stories

Batman's Super-Partner · 8 pages
Accidentally gaining super powers from a machine in the Bat-Cave, Alfred wants to use his powers to aid the Dynamic Duo as the Eagle, but he only hinders, not helps, them against the Joker.
Untitled · 1 pages
A prison barber doesn't forget those who testified against him.
The Second Life of Batman · 7.67 pages
Professor Nichols has created an alternate history machine and Bruce uses the device to see what would have happened if his parents had not have been killed. As it turns out, a criminal adopts the Batman uniform for crime, so Bruce uses it to stop the felon and then adopts the costume for himself as the Batman!
Untitled · 1 pages
Casey arrests a man for stealing cameras.
The Hammer of Thor · 8 pages
When a hammer in a museum is struck by a meteorite, the charge affects the hammer and its force transforms a museum curator into Thor, God of Thunder, who begins to commit crimes.

Reprinted in

Batman 127 (Facsimile Edition) (2026), Adventure Comics (1960), Caped Crusader Classics! (1988), DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (2005)