(August 1967)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of Jan and April; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
- On-sale date:
- 1967-06-06
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series
Issue Notes
Letters page indicates "Camp" trend is over.
The Blockbuster Goes Bat-Mad!
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino (signed)
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors:
- Jack Adler ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #5/1968 ([mai] 1968) [edited reprint]
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([July] 2008)
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (October 2007).
The Blockbuster Goes Bat-Mad!
Batman; Robin / comic story / 12.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Chic Stone ?; Sheldon Moldoff [ghosting for Bob Kane] ?
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond] (origin; history); Margot Rankin; James Gordon
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #5/1968 ([mai] 1968)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #106 (Circa June 1968)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([July] 2008)
Indexer Notes
Added penciller credit (Moldoff) by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Credits for script, inks and letters 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 not by Kane. Letters previously credited to Gaspar Saladino.
The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!
Batman / comic story / 9.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff [ghosting for Bob Kane]
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mystery Analysts of Gotham City [Kaye Daye; Martin Tellman; Reginald Stonefellow; Ronald Stonefellow; Haverford Mimms; Art Saddows; John Burelson; James Gordon; District Attorney Danton; Hugh Rankin]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Lynvingen (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #5/1968 ([mai] 1968)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #105 (Circa May 1968)
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (February 1969) [one page excerpt]
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G55 (January-February 1969)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([July] 2008)
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. Script previously credited as "France Herron?".
Table of Contents
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1.
The Blockbuster Goes Bat-Mad!
Batman; Robin -
2.
The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!
Batman
- Dwayne Best
- Jerry Hillegas
- Matthew Peets
- 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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