Batman #160
(December 1963)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1963-10-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Challengers of the Unknown #35 and copyright registration.

The Alien Boss of Gotham City! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lido [Bart Cullen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Madcap Island (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the citizens of Madcap Island [Benson; others unnamed]; Bart (villain, a shopkeeper); Jason Reid (villain, leader of the Green Hood Gang); Ed Kiley (villain, Reid's henchman, death)
Synopsis
The Dynamic Duo track Ed Kiley to Madcap Island, home to numerous wealthy eccentrics, and discovers him murdered.
Keywords
Madcap Island

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm... We'll make the rounds of all the men on duty.
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Synopsis
Casey uses a bow and arrow instead of a gun in a hospital's quiet zone.

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 8 and page 9 of "The Mystery of Madcap Island."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Hawk-a-a-a! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Letters to the Bat-Cave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Ray Cardinal, Louis Gilio, Jimmy Gray, Gary Joel Harris, Jim Gartland, Steve Joseph Sullivan and Peter Pappas.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Alien Boss of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lido [Bart Cullen] (villain, as an alien, rival gang boss); The Gimmick Gang (villains); Tod Garrett (villain, gang boss)
Synopsis
The Caped Crusaders face a gang led by an apparent alien brandishing amazing weapons, but Batman suspects the alien is a phony...and proves it.
Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit verified by Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
an old sea Captain; 2 boys
Synopsis
After telling the boys some tales, the Captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Indexer Notes

A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in.

Other credits from a list by Lionel English via Donald Dale Milne.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Littleton Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fly-Over Chicane (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Gilbert Auto-rama / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Alien Boss of Gotham City!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Norton Products
  3. 2. The Mystery of Madcap Island
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Hmm... We'll make the rounds of all the men on duty."]
    Casey the Cop
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold
  6. 5. Hawk-a-a-a!
    Blackhawk
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Bat-Cave
  9. 8. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  10. 9. The Alien Boss of Gotham City
    Batman and Robin
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    World's Finest Comics; Detective Comics
  12. 11. Your Free Trip Around the World!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Coin Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
  17. 16. Fly-Over Chicane
    Gilbert Auto-rama
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner