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Publisher: DC

Title: Batman
Issue: 142
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: September 1961
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Batman #142
Owner: Par2ch

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Story Title: Ruler of the Bewitched Valley! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hartley


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Honor House Products Corp.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Batman's Robot-Guardian - comic story
Pages:7.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tal-Dar (alien); a robot guardian (death); several crooks (villains)
Synopsis:Having received a guardian robot from an alien he once befriended, Batman discovers the creature will not allow the Caped Crusader to put his life on the line in fighting crooks.


Story Title: Tootsie Roll Makes History! - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Giant Superman Annual
Pages:0.5


Story Title: At Last! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Secret Origins
Pages:0.5


Story Title: The Right to Be Different! - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy
Characters:Pete; Fred; Sam


Story Title: The Crimes of the Ancient Mariner - comic story
Pages:7.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Dutton (owner of Dutton Shipyards, introduction); Mr. Stubbs [aka The Ancient Mariner] (retired sea-Captain, introduction); Davy Jones (Stubbs' pet albatross); Ancient Mariner [Tom Travis] (villain, boarding house manager, introduction); Travis' henchmen (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:Some clever crooks, intent with making off with a company payroll, fool the Caped Crusaders into believing that an old seafarer is a crook.


Story Title: There's More Than Meets the Eye... - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Pop
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:150 Civil War Soldiers
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Garcelon Stamp Company
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Batman


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Giant Batman Annual
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Palisades Amusement Park
Pages:0.5


Story Title: Ruler of the Bewitched Valley - comic story
Pages:8.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Regan (detective); Hartley (villain, renegade scientist); Hartley's thugs (villains)
Synopsis:The Caped Crusaders follow a renegade scientist to Central America, where he has created a series of automated robots that fool the superstitious natives.


Story Title: Guaranteed to Make You Smile... - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Frontier Cabin
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Wallace Brown, Inc.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Wilson Chemical Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Revolutionary War Soldiers
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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