Batman #177
(December 1965)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April and Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
On-sale Date
1965-10-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of September 21 in ad in Batman #176.

Two Batmen Too Many! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

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

Builders of the Future! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Credits from Lionel English. Synopsis from Donald Dale Milne.

Two Batmen Too Many! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.34 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny; aka Big Batman]; The Atom [Ray Palmer; aka Little Batman]; The Bangle Brothers (carnival owners); Ed "Numbers" Garvey (villain); Garvey's gang (villains)
Synopsis
Batman concocts a scheme against numbers racketeer Ed Garvey to prove conclusively that the crook planned and carried out the Kimber Gem job.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Rope; Gotham City; Kimber Gem Collection

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.

Pages 6 and 12 are 2/3 pages.

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

Mystery in Space; Ultra the Multi-Alien / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There. I hung it up!
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of "Two Batmen Too Many!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

G. I. Combat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert O'Donnell, Frank Tower, Fred Scott, and Frank Klein.

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

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

The Art Gallery of Rogues! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Roy Rennie (publicity agent); Marylene Haworth (actress); Lathrop (villain, art dealer); Lathrop's henchmen [Yawkie; Slats] (villains)
Synopsis
Batman deduces that a man named Lathrop has stolen some artwork from a gallery and passed it off to one of his henchmen in order to get a grant from the Alfred Foundation.
Reprints
Keywords
Alfred Foundation; Gotham City; Lathrop Art Gallery

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.

A DC Offer (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Wanted for Cash Immediately! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Coin Directory / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Great Moments in Sport (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Two Batmen Too Many!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Builders of the Future!
  3. 2. Two Batmen Too Many!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Mystery in Space; Ultra the Multi-Alien
  5. 4. ["There. I hung it up!"]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Tyco Toys
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Trik-Trak
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    G. I. Combat
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  12. 11. The Art Gallery of Rogues!
    Batman and Robin
  13. 12. A DC Offer
  14. 13. Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever!
    AMT Models
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  17. 16. Wanted for Cash Immediately!
    Coin Directory
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  20. 19. Great Moments in Sport
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner