(March 1965)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale date:
- 1965-01-21
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series
Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks!
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- Jack Adler ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Rommets Helter (Se-Bladene, 1965 series) #2/1966 (1966) [part of panel from Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks!]
- in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([June] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 2006)
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (added by Gregory Fischer, May 2009).
Friends Across the Seas
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- Ira Schnapp
- Letters:
- ?
Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff [as ghost for Bob Kane]
- Inks:
- Sid Greene
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (first appearance; villain); Joker (cameo; flashback; villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Rommets Helter (Se-Bladene, 1965 series) #2/1966 (1966)
- in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([June] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 2006)
Indexer Notes
writer credit in Batman 169. Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.
The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Joe Giella [as ghost for Bob Kane]
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aunt Harriet; Mrs. Tompkins (first appearance); Jimmy Statten (first appearance); Bimbo (first appearance; a bear); Stilts (first appearance; villain); Pete (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis:
- When Batman and Robin investigate who entered a contest for an elderly lady, they end up capturing an entirely unrelated gang who think Batman and Robin are after them.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([June] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 2006)
Indexer Notes
art id by Bob Hughes and Gene Reed. Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars Bob Hughes and Gene Reed agree that pencils were actually by Giella.
Pore Identification
filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tom Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Friends Across the Seas
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2.
Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks!
Batman and Robin -
3.
The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes!
Batman and Robin -
4.
Pore Identification
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Dwayne Best
- Jerry Hillegas
- Matthew Peets
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- John Greb
- Carlos Tasada
- Jeremy Heier
- Terry Vraspir
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
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