Batman #208

(February 1969)

The Women in Batman's Life! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

intro and only appearance Mrs. Chilton, Joe Chill's mother; Batman; Robin; Julie Madison; Basil Karlo; Ned Norton; Fred Walker; Lorna Dane; Roxy Brenner; Clayface; John Travers; Catwoman

Indexer Notes

framing sequence for reprinted stories

The Secret Life of the Catwoman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Catwoman; Batman; Robin; Mister X; James Gordon

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62 (December 1950-January 1951)

Indexer Notes

not a complete reprint

The Crimes of the Catwoman! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

V: Catwoman; Batman; Robin

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #203 (January 1954)

Indexer Notes

two page excerpt; corrected 5/05 by Bob Hughes

Vicki Vale's Secret! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 9.33 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Robin; "Keys" Bennett; Alfred Pennyworth

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73 (October-November 1952)

The Batwoman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

GS: Batwoman

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #233 (July 1956) [one page]

Indexer Notes

one page excerpt

The Menace of the Firefly (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Charles Paris (verified by Paris)

Colors:

Stan Starkman

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

I & V: Firefly; GS: Batwoman; batman; Robin; Ted Carson

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #126 (September 1959)

The Problem of the Proxy Paintings! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane)

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

I: Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Kaye Daye; James Gordon; Haverford Mimms; Batman

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #194 (August 1967) [one page excerpt]

Indexer Notes

one page excerpt. 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! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aunt Harriet; Dick Grayson; Bruce Wayne

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #328 (June 1964) [one page excerpt]

Indexer Notes

one-page excerpt

The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

France Herron

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

I: Patricia Powell; Batman; James Gordon; Mike "Bulldog" Powell; Ralph Smedley

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #165 (August 1964)

Batman Versus Eclipso (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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.

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• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #64 (February-March 1966)

Beware of -- Poison Ivy! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 3.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane)

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

V: Poison Ivy; Batman; Robin; Dragon Fly; Silken Spider; Tiger Moth

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• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #181 (June 1966) [partial reprint]

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 (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

new Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); V: Killer Moth; Batman

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• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967) [partial reprint]

Indexer Notes

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