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BATMAN #159

Cover Date: November 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-09-15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Great Clayface-Joker Feud" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Batwoman
Bat-Girl

Villain(s):

Clayface (last in Detective Comics #312; next in World's Finest Comics #140; learns chemistry in prison and creates a weaker, shorter acting synthetic version of the grotto water)
Joker

Story Reprinted in:

The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1988)
Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1990)
The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition (2020)


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Second Story: "The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne, Jr." (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (in a fictional "What If" story written by Alfred)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in a fictional "What If" story written by Alfred)
Batwoman (in a fictional "What If" story written by Alfred; marries Bruce Wayne)
Bruce Wayne, Jr. (first chronological appearance in a "What if" story written by Alfred; shows his training with him becoming the future Robin II)
Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Green Owl Gang (villains in a fictional story written by Alfred)

Comment(s):

This is another story written by Alfred detailing the future Batman II (Dick Grayson) and Robin II (Bruce Wayne, Jr.).
This is the fifth story in the series.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Greatest Imaginary Stories #2: Batman and Robin (2010)


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