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BATMAN #149

Cover Date: August 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-06-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Maestro of Crime!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsSheldon Modoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
Associate editingGeorge Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Maestro of Crime and his gang (Payne Cardine; first appearance; a concert pianist who is panned by the critics and turns to crime)

Other Character(s):

Professor Ambrose Weems (first appearance; professor of Musicology; wears a Sparrow costume to conceal his identity)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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Second Story: "The Invaders from the Past" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
Associate editingGeorge Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

"Ben Ryder and Slick Ronson (first appearance for both; two crooks who pose as people out of another time and commit robberies)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave


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Third Story: "Batman Tunes In on Murder" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
Associate editingGeorge Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (briefly gains telepathic ability and "hears" a plot to kill someone)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
James Gordon

Villain(s):

Ambassador Plethi (first appearance; plans on killing the Rajah of Jahair)
Unnamed assailants (first appearance for all; working for Plethi; collects items used in assassination plot)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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