Batman #175

(November 1965)

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

NFL Ford Punt, Pass & Kick Competition / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Decline and Fall of Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aunt Harriet Cooper; Commissioner James Gordon; Eddie Repp (villain, criminal inventor, ex-con); a ghost Batman (villain); a ghost Robin (villain); a ghost gang (villains); several criminal gangs (villains)

Synopsis

Swearing revenge on the Caped Crusaders, Eddie Repp invents a ghost imaging device and creates such images of the Dynamic Duo, who begin to fight crime in Gotham more effectively than the real heroes they resemble.

Reprints

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #80 ([April 1966])
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #2/1966 (1966)
• in Lynvingen Kjempe-album (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #[1971] ([1971]) [2nd translation]
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007)

Keywords

Gotham City; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

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.

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67, 9.67, and 5.67 pages.

The Hip Way to Learn! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the main story sequence.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Wet Chemistry ... (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz (sourced)

Pencils

Morris Waldinger (sourced)

Inks

Tom Nicolosi (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #46
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #80 ([April 1966])
• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #399 (May 1970)

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence.

AMT Makes the Party (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Hey, Characters! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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The Adventures of Jerry Lewis; Metamorpho; Showcase; Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Letters to the Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Don Foote, Mike Friedrich (future comics writer and publisher), Danny Eggert, Roccie Chiaro, Rogers Smith, and Bruce Baker.

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238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)