Batman #199
(February 1968)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April and October
On-sale Date
1967-12-05
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (image only); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (image only); Superman [Clark Kent] (image only); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (image only); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (image only); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (image only)
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Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Peril of the Poison Rings! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12.5 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]; Commissioner James Gordon; William Norwood (millionaire); Edwards (security guard); Rembrandt Dickens (villain); Dickens’ gang (villains)
Synopsis
After escaping from the clutches of the Dynamic Duo, Rembrandt Dickens decides to pursue the life of a comic book artist, detailing the crimes he has committed. But when his gang is released from prison, Dickens gives each of them poison rings, one of which scratches the Batman, and he will die, unless he finds the latest copy of Batman Comics, which contains a clue to Dickens' whereabouts and antidote for the poison.
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Keywords
Gotham City; Norwood Estate

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.

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

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

Seven Steps to Save Face! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Edie [also as Robin] (villain, a midget); a gang (villains)
Synopsis
Crooks capture Robin and replace him with a midget criminal, who is saved by Batman and taken to the Bat-Cave before the Caped Crusader realizes his mistake.
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Keywords
Bat-Cave; belt radio; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

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 actually by Moldoff.

Letters previously credited to Gaspar Saladino.

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Susan Hendrix, Jim Faix and Gary Skinner.

Operation "Escape"! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robin / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Champ Trask
Synopsis
Robin gives a lecture at Gotham Police College on resourcefulness and initiative, using sports equipment as visual aids, then shows a film about a case he was on without Batman. Robin recognized one of the crooks, and allowed them to get away, hoping they would lead him to their boss. Robin follows them to their hideout, but slips on a wet spot on the floor upon entering and is captured. He is thrown into a dungeon with a bag of some old sports equipment while the crooks return to the factory to complete their robbery. Robin challenges the police cadets to figure out how he escaped.
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Keywords
Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Police College; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Mooney.

Last page condensed.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Peril of the Poison Rings!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  4. 3. Seven Steps to Save Face!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  6. 5. Operation "Escape"!
    Robin
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore