Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Batman #122

Mar 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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In "Prisoners of the Sargasso Sea," Batman and Robin are stranded in a mysterious sea of endless seaweed after chasing the pirate Blackjack, only to uncover a hidden colony of men frozen in time by the strange gas within the kelp. With help from the ancient survivors, the Dynamic Duo outwit Blackjack’s crew and escape in a salvaged Batplane. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Stan Starkman, the cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the eerie isolation of the Sargasso Sea.

Contains 5 stories

Prisoners of the Sargasso Sea

7.67 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]prisoners of the Sargasso Sea [FlaviusErikCaptain JollyBlackjack (villain)]Blackjack's crew (villains)

In "Prisoners of the Sargasso Sea," Batman and Robin find themselves stranded in the mysterious Sargasso Sea after chasing the pirate Blackjack. Trapped by endless seaweed and a strange gas that halts aging, they join forces with a group of forgotten men who’ve been imprisoned for centuries, working together to outwit their captor and reclaim their freedom.

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor, Non-Fiction

The Cross-Country Crimes!

7.67 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonMr. Carter (owner of a truck company)Gears (truck driver)Shorty (truck driver)Hijack [Jack Spade] (villain, hijacker)

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

Warden Willisprisoner 7416prison guard

The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman

7.67 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Batwoman [Kathy Kane]criminal gang (villains)

In this 1959 tale from *Batman #122*, Dick Grayson drifts off to sleep while Bruce Wayne is out on a date with Kathy, only to wake into a vivid dream where Bruce’s marriage to Kathy threatens to unravel the very foundation of their secret identities. The story explores the ripple effects of that union through Dick’s subconscious, probing the fragile balance between hero and civilian life.