Writers: Batman 141-150

Bill Finger is the main Batman writer at this point, but not the only one. The sound effects Whapp or Whammp, and the spelling "Aaah" instead of "Ahhh," among other indications, show Jerry Coleman scripting. I had assumed Finger wrote all the Bat-Mite stories in Batman and Detective until I saw "Batman and Robin's Magical Powers"; Coleman, as I'd seen earlier, wrote Bat-Mite in a couple of World's Finest team-ups with Mr. Mxyzptlk.

The expression "Jumping Jonah" appears in the three stories I've attributed here to Arnold Drake. See also, among others, the splash page of "Captives of the Alien Hunter" in Challengers of the Unknown 25, April-May/62. The "Ayeee" in "The Deadly Curse of Korabo" is another clue to Drake.

Except for 148/1 and 150/3 (pencils by Jim Mooney and inks by Sheldon Moldoff), art is by Moldoff, penciller, and Moldoff and Charles Paris, inkers on different stories. Dick Dillin pencilled the covers of  143 and 150.

Batman 141-150 Writers

Aug/61	141	The Crimes of the Clockmaster	Jerry Coleman
		The Race of Death	Bill Finger
		Batwoman's Junior Partner	Finger
Sept/	142	Batman's Robot-Guardian	Finger
		The Crimes of the Ancient Mariner	Finger
		Ruler of the Bewitched Valley	Finger
Nov/	143	The Twice-Told Tale of Batman and Robin	Finger
		The Blind Batman	Arnold Drake
		Bat-Hound and the Creature	Finger
Dec/	144	The Alien Feud on Earth	Finger
		The Man Who Played Batman	Drake
		Bat-Mite Meets Bat-Girl	Finger
Feb/62	145	Hunt for Mr. 50	Finger
		The Tiniest Villain in the World	Finger
		The Son of the Joker	Finger
Mar/	146	Batman and Robin's Magical Powers	Coleman
		The Secret of the Leopard Boy	Finger
		The Deadly Curse of Korabo	Drake
May/	147	The Plants of Plunder	Finger
		The Secret of Mystery Island	Finger
		Batman Becomes Bat-Baby	Finger
June/	148	The Alien Force Twins	Coleman
		The Boy Who Was Robin	Finger
		The Joker's Greatest Triumph	Finger
Aug/	149	The Maestro of Crime	Coleman
		The Invaders from the Past	Coleman
		Batman Tunes In on Murder	Coleman
Sept/	150	The Secret behind the Stone Door	Finger
		The Girl Who Stole Batman's Heart	Coleman
		Robin, the Super Boy Wonder	Finger