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CATALOG RECORD

Batman #159

DC · Series began 1940 · November 1963

Dates

Cover date
November 1963
On sale
September 5, 1963
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoffinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Letteresescript: Jack Schiff, Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • The Great Clayface-Joker Feud · 15.34 pages

    After escaping from prison, Matt Hagen finds a way to synthesize the liquid that turns him into Clayface, and once more takes up crime. The Joker, meanwhile, objects to Clayface getting all the headlines, so he starts a feud with Clayface.

  • The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne Jr. · 8.67 pages

    Robin II takes after his father and is able to help Batman by discovering the secret escape method employed by the Green Owl Gang.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinJokerCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthKathy KaneBatwomanMatt HagenClayfaceBetty KaneBat-GirlBruce Wayne Jr.

Reprinted in

The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1988), The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1990), DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (2005), The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition (2020)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.