Batman
#208
(January-February 1969)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of April and October
- On-sale Date
- 1968-11-12
- 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) #G55 and as G-55 on indicia page.
On-sale date from ad in Our Fighting Forces #117 and copyright registration.
On-sale date from ad in Our Fighting Forces #117 and copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Lilian Isley]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Vicki Vale
- Reprints
-
in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005) - in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([September] 2009) [black and white]
-
The Women in Batman's Life!
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mrs. Chilton (introduction, Joe Chill's mother); Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Basil Karlo; Ned Norton; Fred Walker; Lorna Dane; Roxy Brenner; Clayface; John Travers; Catwoman
Indexer Notes
Framing sequence for reprinted stories. Five pages at the beginning, 2 pages between the Catwoman and Vicki Vale stories, and 3 pages at the end.
The Secret Life of the Catwoman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.34 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Catwoman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mister X; James Gordon
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62 (December 1950-January 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
Inks credit verified by Paris; letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
Pages 3 and 11 are compressed to fit into 2/3 of a page each.
[The Crimes of the Catwoman!]
Batman and Robin / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Catwoman (villain); Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #203 (January 1954) [2-page excerpt]
-
Vicki Vale's Secret!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.5 pages
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Keys" Bennett; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73 (October-November 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn; inks credit verified by Paris; letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.
[The Batwoman]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batwoman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #233 (July 1956) [1-page excerpt]
-
The Menace of the Firefly
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Firefly (introduction, villain); Batwoman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ted Carson
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #126 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; inks credit verified by Paris.
[The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!]
Batman / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (introduction); Kaye Daye; James Gordon; Haverford Mimms; Batman
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #194 (August 1967) [1-page excerpt]
-
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.
[Gotham Gang Line-Up!]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aunt Harriet; Dick Grayson; Bruce Wayne
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #328 (June 1964) [1-page excerpt]
-
The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Patricia Powell (introduction); Batman; James Gordon; Mike "Bulldog" Powell; Ralph Smedley; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #165 (August 1964)
-
[Batman Versus Eclipso]
Batman; Eclipso / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]; Queen Bee [Marcia Monroe]; James Gordon; Nicky Jarvas; Frankie Malone; Gorilla Grimes; Cyclops (international crime syndicate); Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet (Mona Bennet's father); Police Officer O'Brien
- Synopsis
- Queen Bee and Eclipso start a crime wave in Gotham City, and frame Batman for the theft of a jewel from the city museum.
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #64 (February-March 1966) [5-page excerpt]
-
[Beware of -- Poison Ivy!]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 3.67 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Poison Ivy (villain); Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dragon Fly; Silken Spider; Tiger Moth
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #181 (June 1966) [4-page excerpt]
-
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.
[The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Sid Greene
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Killer Moth (villain); Batman
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967) [5-page excerpt]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batmail / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Harvey Sobel, David Szanto, Selina Zane, Bill Calhoun, Keith Wiemerslage and Russell Scott.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
The Women in Batman's Life!
Batman -
2.
The Secret Life of the Catwoman
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
[The Crimes of the Catwoman!]
Batman and Robin -
4.
Vicki Vale's Secret!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
5.
[The Batwoman]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
6.
The Menace of the Firefly
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
7.
[The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!]
Batman -
8.
[Gotham Gang Line-Up!]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
9.
The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
10.
[Batman Versus Eclipso]
Batman; Eclipso -
11.
[Beware of -- Poison Ivy!]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
12.
[The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
13.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batmail
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