Comic Title: Batman #158
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1963
On Sale Date: July 18, 1963 Copyright Date July 18, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

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

Title: "The Secret of the Impossible Perils"
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 #158; next appearance in Batman #158)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #158; next appearance in Batman #158)

Other Character(s)

• Matt Carter and Ted (an explorer and his son; no further appearances)
• The chairman of the Explorer’s Club and a group of tribal natives (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Matt Carter returns from the jungle with an amazing tale of discovery. However, he has no proof and is suffering from jungle fever. His son Ted joins Batman and Robin on a trip to the jungle to gather proof of his father’s story.

In the jungle the explorer’s discover an idol’s head that moves with the aid of special pulleys. They then discover a lake which transforms animals into giants accounting for Matt Carter’s report of a dinosaur. Finally they discover a lost city, which at a certain time of day glows golden through a reflection of sunlight. After proving his father’s discoveries, Ted returns and both he and his father are admitted to the Explorer’s Club.