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BATMAN #125

Cover Date: August 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-06-02

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Secret Life of Bat-Hound" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Stan Starkman
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in flashback in Detective Comics #273; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Ace (in between issues #123/3 and #130/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in flashback in Detective Comics #273; next in the second story in this issue)

Batwoman (in between issues #119 and #126/3)

Alfred Pennyworth (in between issues #124 and #127)

Villain(s):

Mr. Midas (first appearance)

the Midas Mob (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Gotham City

Location(s):

Gotham City

Gotham Studios

Wayne Manor

Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Annual #7/2 (Summer 1964)

DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 ([October] 2010)

Tails of the Super-Pets ([July] 2022)

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Second Story: "The Last Days of Batman" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Stan Starkman
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Carter Nichols (last in Adventure Comics #253; next in issue #127/2)

James Gordon (in between flashback in Detective Comics #273 and #270)

Villain(s):

El Bolo (first appearance; an international jewel thief)

Other Character(s):

John Kirk (first appearance; a museum curator)

Location(s):

Italy

Venice (in 1642)

United States of America

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place Sunday February 6th through Wednesday February 9th as well as in 1642.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #187/3 (December 1966-January 1967)

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Third Story: "King Batman the First" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Stan Starkman
Associate editing	Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #270)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in the second story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #270)

Villain(s):

Gurney (first appearance; a wanted felon)

Rakk (first appearance; a native of Plaxius)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Plaxius

Vol (first appearance; an athlete)

Selina (first appearance; Vol's fiance)

others, unnamed

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

United States of America

Gotham City

Unidentified Space Sector

Plaxius (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #12 (July 1965)

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