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Publisher: DC

Title: Batman
Issue: 156
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: June 1963
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Batman #156
Owner: Par2ch

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Story Title: Robin Dies at Dawn! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]


Story Title: Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy


Story Title: The Secret of the Ant-Man - comic story
Pages:7.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edie (Dick's date for a dance); Bat-Hound [Ace]; H. H. Hobbs (school benefactor); Mr. Stine (school Biology teacher); Professor Hanson (scientist); Ant-Man [Jumbo Carson] (villain); Al Welles (villain, mob leader); Brady Brothers (villains)
Synopsis:After Batman announces that he is going away on a secret Government mission, a pint-sized crime fighter by the name of Ant-Man pops up to help him out, but the Boy Wonder wrongly guesses that it is Batman in disguise.


Story Title: Try a Tongue Teaser! - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Swing Is to DC! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:1
Genre:humor


Story Title: Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1 - comic story
Pages:8.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace the Bat-Hound; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Army doctor; Gorilla Gang [Pete; Luke; one unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin die. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!


Story Title: Great Masterpieces - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Fudge
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Detective Comics; World's Finest Comics
Pages:0.5


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


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2 - comic story
Pages:7.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ace the Bat-Hound; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Army doctor; Gorilla Gang [Pete; Luke; one unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin die. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Pop
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Missile Attack
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:104 Kings' Knights
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:100 Toy Soldiers
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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