Batman #203
(July-August 1968)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April & Oct.
On-sale Date
1968-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell (editor)

Issue Notes

Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G49 and as G-49 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Secrets of the Batcave! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced) (layout); Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

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

Secret of the Batcave (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wolf Brando (villain, introduction, death); Commissioner James Gordon; Reilly (police officer); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (image); The Joker (image)
Synopsis
An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin. He attacks the Dynamic Duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.
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Keywords
Bat Signal; Batcave; Batmobile; Batplane

Indexer Notes

Inker credit per Mooney in article in Alter Ego #133 (June 2015); we previously credited Mooney.

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Story includes a diagram of the Batcave.

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

Billy / comic story / 0.5 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
Since we bought Billy that new Transogram Ka-bala game...
Genre
humor

The Birth of Batplane II! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Pencils credit verified by Sprang.

Inks credit verified by Paris.

Letters credit from O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Secrets of the Batcave - 1968 (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Springer (signed); Murphy Anderson ? (p. 4, Batman figure)
Inks
Frank Springer (signed); Murphy Anderson ? (p. 4, Batman figure)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Two page spread of Batcave followed by two pages of Bat-gadget illos.

Nick Caputo suspects that Murphy Anderson drew the Batman face and figure on page 4.

The Secret of Batmans Utility Belt! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang.

Inks credit verified by Paris.

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

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset

The 100 Batarangs of Batman (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris.

Secret of the Batmobile (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.

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

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

The Flying Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secrets of the Batcave!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Secret of the Batcave
  3. 2. The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Since we bought Billy that new Transogram Ka-bala game..."]
    Billy
  5. 4. The Birth of Batplane II!
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. Secrets of the Batcave - 1968
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. The Secret of Batmans Utility Belt!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batmail
  9. 8. The 100 Batarangs of Batman
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. Secret of the Batmobile
    Batman and Robin
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  12. 11. The Flying Bat-Cave!
    Batman and Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • John Monagle
  • Matthew Peets
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore