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DC EXPLODES ON TV - NUMBER FOUR
Batman #66: "Batman's Greatest Boner!"

This issue, "DC Explodes on TV," continues counting down the top 12 covers of DC comics as seen on television. Today it's cover number four, the infamous Batman #66 featuring "The Joker's Comedy of Errors," aka "Batman's Greatest Boner!" Believe it or not, the cover of this cult classic was seen on "The Adventures of Superman" in the episode "Mystery In Wax."
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A man sells comic books and newspapers on a busy Metropolis street...
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BELOW: The comics in close-up!

Place cursor over photo to see what goes where...
The comic books on the rack include Action #160, September 1952, shown below.

PLACE CURSOR OVER COVER FOR SUPERMAN'S REPLY!
Boner!

READER, PLACE CURSOR OVER THE COVER ABOVE
FOR SUPERMAN'S REPLY!
What if someone in the Superman TV world
actually READ the story in this issue? It would be like a nightmare!

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And it gets worse! Another book seen on the rack is Superman #72 (previously seen in the episode where the crippled girl meets Superman). The issue's cover story opens with a very blatant announcement that Clark is Superman!
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The damage doesn't stop there. What about Batman and Robin, seen below, left, on the cover of World's Finest #54? They don't EXIST in TV Superman's world -- and it's a GOOD THING they don't! Because a panel from the issue (below, right) reveals their precious secret identities...
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Other comics seen on the newsstand...
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The cover seen BELOW is also on the newsstand. It's the infamous Batman #66, cover by Dick Sprang, which told the story of "The Joker's Comedy of Errors" aka "Batman's Greatest Boner!"
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What if someone in TV Superman's world had actually read Batman #66? It probably would have lead to congressional hearings!
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Remember the Imp League? Well guess what...
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Here it is, reader! The most infamous story in Bat-history... BATMAN'S GREATEST BONER! Keep in mind that the primary meaning for the word "boner" used to be "mistake," so every time you see the term "boner" or "biggest boner," it means "biggest mistake." Supposedly. Allegedly. The word boner is used 37 times in this story. Was this done intentionally? The story was written by Bill Finger. You figure it out. (Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris.)
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It begins when the Joker makes a BLUNDER that ruins his own crime!
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The press calls it the "Boner of the Year!!"
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BONER OF THE YEAR??
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Meanwhile, at the Joker's hideout...
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The Joker's daring plan for revenge!
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Evil plans are made...
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Quite a BONER! HA HA!
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The Joker's crime is successful!
Headline the next day: FIRST "BONER" CRIME!
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The Joker goes on the radio to taunt Batman...
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Trace that beam, beam-tracers!
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BELOW: The strangest panel ever printed? Could well be!
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ROBIN: "How can he force you into a boner?"
Here's one way...
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NEXT DAY... Gordon is worried about the boner Joker is readying for Batman!
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And so, Batman consults his massive library of porno, oops I mean boners...
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Batman foils the Joker's next "BONER" crime!
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But HOW?
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Joker's evil plan seems to succeed!
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Leading to the most embarrassing headline
of the Dark Knight's entire career...
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BATMAN'S GREATEST BONER?
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BATMAN'S GREATEST BONER?
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BATMAN'S GREATEST BONER!
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And in his hideout, the Joker can scarcely contain himself...
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But then Batman bursts in and arrests the Joker. It was all a trick!
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Batman traced the radio signal that "misdirected" him, right to the Joker's hideout!
He wasn't really lost at all. The mayor apologizes -- right in front of the Joker's cell!
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ROBIN: "Let's hope we've heard the last of things like BONERS!"
Apparently not...
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"So you see, Lois, that time when I said Lana Lang gave me
my GREATEST BONER, you totally misunderstood me!"
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Wink to the audience!
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DC House ad promoting Batman #66 and other DC titles!
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