Batman #187

(December 1966-January 1967)

An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-30

Batman's First Case (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Clock!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Martha Wayne (flashback) (cameo); Thomas Wayne (flashback); unnamed criminology professor (flashback); Tom Rogers (introduction, ex-convict and friend of Kyle); unnamed prison warden; Joe Chill (villain, cameo, flashback); The Clock [Kyle] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case against him will be the Caped Crusader's last!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #265 (March 1959)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris.

The Phantom Eye of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome ?

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Silently, the people of Gotham wait before their television sets

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jim; Ed (newspaper editor); James (butler); Byron King (cameo, big game hunter); Buddy (cameo, King's son); Phantom Eye [Nails Riley aka Byron King and Batman imitator] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. He goes further to disguise himself as Batman and get unmasked on TV as a wealthy big-game hunter, forcing Batman to actually prove who he is or give up his crime fighting vendetta.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #192 (February 1953)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.

The Last Days of Batman (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Batman is dead!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; John Kirk (museum curator); Signor Beri (cameo); Verillo (cameo, painter); El Bolo (villain, international jewel thief)

Synopsis

Carter Nichols sends the Dynamic Duo back to ancient Venice to gather evidence in a case, but only Batman returns, while Robin is shifted to Gotham City a few days into the future, where he discovers a new criminal will kill Batman.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #125 (August 1959)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.

[Gotham's Cleverest Criminal] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ha-ha!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Joker (villain)

Reprints

• from Batman Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1945.10.28 - 1945.12.09

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Burnley; Inks credit verified by Paris.

Peril at Playland Isle (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was an amusement park --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Barden (millionaire, death); Edith Barden (Barden's daughter); Macklin (Edith's fiance); Wilton (Barden's nephew); Pete Conn (villain, death); Carter (villain, introduction, Barden's business friend)

Synopsis

When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #264 (February 1959)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang.

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

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

Letters

typeset

The Batman of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of the future comes the most astounding of visitors

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Jackson Barrow (wealthy banker); Martin Vair (villain)

Synopsis

When Bruce Wayne injures his arm, to keep Vicki from discovering that Batman has the same problem, the Caped Crusader seeks out the Batman of the Future to step in for him...almost with disastrous results!

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #216 (February 1955)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang.

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are you cutting out that paper for?

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Sheldon Kane, No. Brooklin, Maine.

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

Giant Batman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jerry Mills, David Gellman, Boris Menart, Frank Mazza, Bruce Kronenberg, Gregory Pigna, Stephen Phillips, Mike Schnittker, Joseph Lenius, John Cali.

The Ballad of Batman (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was only a song by a wandering singer

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon (voice only); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sam Strong (introduction); John Martin (TV producer, introduction); Whitey (villain, introduction); other unnamed thugs (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #95 (October 1955)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; pencils credit verified by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris.