Comic Title: Batman #152
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1962
On Sale Date: October 11, 1962 Newsstand Date October 11, 1962
Source: House Ad, Blackhawk #179, Page 31

Copyright Date October 18, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Memorial to an Astronaut"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #152; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #130)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #152; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #130)

Villain(s)

• Three unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Luke Haley (a mineralogist; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Dr. Robbins (Haley's doctor; no further appearances)
• A military general and several actors (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman helps a dying mineralogist, Luke Haley, realize his dream of traveling into space. Batman sets up a hoax mission to Mars for Luke using a phony spaceship and a movie set. Crooks hiding on the set try to steal valuable minerals, but Batman and Robin stop them. When the crooks try to kill Batman, Luke saves him, believing he will die from the exposure to the martian atmosphere. Luke does die from natural causes, never realizing it was a hoax.