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Cover: Sheldon Moldoff

Batman #131

Apr 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Dog That Betrayed Batman," Batman investigates the murder of jeweler Claber, whose death is framed by his business partners to implicate the criminal Ted Greaves. With Dick Sprang’s crisp art and Bill Finger’s sharp scripting, this 1960 classic unfolds a web of deceit where loyalty is questioned and the truth lies buried beneath false alibis—while the cover by Sheldon Moldoff captures the mystery in bold, shadowed lines.

Contains 5 stories
The Dog That Betrayed Batman
7.67 pp · Superhero
Wilkins (a hermit)Danny (blind man)Mary (Danny's girlfriend)unnamed crooks (villains)

In "The Dog That Betrayed Batman," Bat-Hound—wounded and lost to amnesia—finds unexpected kinship with a reclusive hermit and a blind man, forming a fragile bond in isolation. But when he encounters a masked figure resembling Batman, his instinct turns to distrust, even as the Dark Knight seeks to help him.

Police Woman!
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction
Mary Sullivan
The Case of the Deadly Gems
8 pp · Superhero
Claber (jeweler, death)John Wilcox (villain, jeweler)Henry Stubbs (villain, jeweler)Ed Carder (villain, jeweler)

In "The Case of the Deadly Gems," Batman investigates the murder of jeweler Claber, whose death is quickly pinned on the disgraced criminal Ted Greaves by Claber’s three business partners. As the Dark Knight uncovers a web of deceit, he realizes the partners aren’t just covering up—they’re running a smuggling operation, and the murder was just the first move in a much larger scheme.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Second Batman and Robin Team
9 pp · Superhero
Ted Tate (villain)Babyface Jordan (villain)Jordan's mob (villains)

In this whimsical 1960 tale from *Batman #131*, Alfred's playful experiment with his new typewriter spins a fanciful alternate reality where Robin matures into the new Batman, taking on a fresh Robin to face a gang of crooks—though the real adventure remains firmly grounded in the Batcave’s quiet humor.

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Raw (VG) $42
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,774*
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,583
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $786
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $786
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $606
CGC 7.5 · 12 in census $270
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CGC 7.0 · 14 in census $245
CGC 6.5 · 10 in census $178
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $178
CGC 5.5 · 13 in census $129
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $129*
CGC 4.5 · 8 in census $108
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $92
CGC 3.5 · 10 in census $73
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $73*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $64*
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $46
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $39
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $30*
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NM- · 2nd print $1.98 NM- $4.99 2nd print $5 GOOD $49.99 VG $77.99 VG $89 VG+ $99.95 VG+ $116
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Cast · 12 characters

Full credits

letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils, inks Sheldon Moldoff

Reprints

↩ Reprints Gang Busters #44 (1955)

Reprinted in Batman Annual #7 (1964), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #18 (1966), Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] (1972), Batman in the Sixties #[nn] (1999), DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #2 (2010), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 (2010), Baticomic #22

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