Batman #184
(September 1966)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April & Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
On-sale Date
1966-07-21
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 ad in All-American Men of War #117 and copyright registration.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Where Are Batman [and] Robin? (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For 13 jittery nights the Bat-Signal blazed in the sky...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (head view); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head view)
Synopsis
As the Bat-Signal desperately beckons and the Hot-Line goes unanswered, the whereabouts of Batman and Robin are shrouded in mystery.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; cobwebs; disappearance; Go-Go Checks; Hot-Line; mystery

Mystery of the Missing Manhunters! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13.34 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane); Chic Stone ?
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For 13 days and 13 nights, nobody in Gotham City knew the whereabouts of Batman and Robin!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; aka Greg the Gyp; aka Tommy the Tout; aka Cueball Carson]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aunt Harriet Cooper; Commissioner James Gordon; Slippery Sam Lorenzo (villain, death); Lefty Wright (villain); Robbery Incorporated (villains)
Synopsis
The Caped Crusaders mysteriously disappear for two weeks, and when they return, they have no memory of where they have been.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal; Batmobile; disappearance; Gotham City; Hot-Line; hypnosis; mystery; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

"Slippery Sam Lorenzo" is a play on Batman TV-writer Lorenzo Semple, Jr..

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.

James Ladd reported through the GCD Error list that the perspective shots of Batman's arm and fists are more consistent with Chic Stone's work.

Pages 6 and 14 are 2/3 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Paul Seydor, Irene Vartanoff, Ruth Keady and Stephen Harrell.

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6424
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing? I'm building a bookshelf.
Genre
children; non-fiction
Characters
Cap (in logo only); two boys
Synopsis
Using a pocket comb to hold a nail.
Keywords
hobbies; tips

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Duane Jepson, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

The Boy Wonder's Boo-Boo Patrol! (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman Starring Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It isn't often that Robin gets the opportunity to take over for an absent Batman, but when his mentor leaves him on his own, the Teen-Age Thunderbolt - charged with electric excitement to show his stuff - takes off on a riotous ride that turns into...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bruce Wayne; Viola Lance (stunt girl); Bill Porter (a director); jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis
Robin, who is on patrol alone, thinks that someone is trying to kill Viola Lance, a stunt girl, when she experiences several motorcycle accidents.
Reprints
Keywords
fire; kid sidekick's solo activity; stunts; TV show

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Chic Stone.

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 Craig Delich and other scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Where Are Batman [and] Robin?
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Mystery of the Missing Manhunters!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  4. 3. ["What are you doing? I'm building a bookshelf."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  5. 4. ["Well, it's time to check the currents and fish for the best in comic-mag adventure, fantasy and laughs."]
    Direct Currents
  6. 5. The Boy Wonder's Boo-Boo Patrol!
    Batman Starring Robin the Boy Wonder
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore