Batman #228
(January-February 1971)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April and October
On-sale Date
1970-11-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell (editor)

Issue Notes

Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G-79 and as G-79 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-175
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-186

Outlaw Town, U.S.A.! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
N-177
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Jenko Brothers (villain, introduction) [Phil Jenko; Matt Jenko; Carl Jenko]; residents of Outlaw Town (villains, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; pencils credit verfied by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris; letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

The Living Bat-Plane! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-179
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Dr. Philip Winters; Slant Stafford (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; pencils credit verified by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris.

The Duplicate Batman! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Bill Elder ?
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-178
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry Larson [also as Batman] (introduction, ex-con, death); Fish Frye (villain, introduction); Frye's gang [Gimlet Hawkins; others un-named] (villains, introduction for all); The Carter Gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
When Batman crashes in the Batplane in a remote mountainous area, crooks learn of it and hire an ex-con and Bruce Wayne look-alike to pose as Batman while they loot Gotham City.
Reprints
Keywords
Batplane; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris and by Craig Delich; we previously credited Charles Paris.

The Gotham City Safari (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-180
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Safari Club [Brad Jones; Markham (English member); Ed Yancey (death); Will Tyler; Alec Judson [also as Markham] (villain)]
Synopsis
Batman and Robin are invited to become members of the famed Safari Club is quickly followed by the murder of one of the members, and the Dynamic Duo soon find themselves on a "safari" to ferret out the killer...before he kills them!
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Keywords
Safari Club

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; inks credit verified by Charles Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Picture Math / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
N-187
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the last name of a former president!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Robin swapped in for original character introducing the puzzle.

Prisoners of the Bat-Cave (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-181
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed Governor; Roddy (a framed prisoner); Len Paul (villain)
Synopsis
Trapped by a malfunctioning time-lock, the Caped Crusaders actually solve a murder mystery while confined, but must find a way to get the evidence to the Governor in time to prevent an innocent man's execution.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Charles Paris.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (signed as E. N. B.)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-184
Feature Logo
Giant Batmail

The Doors That Hid Disaster (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-176
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (voice only); Checkmate (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. The Living Bat-Plane!
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. The Duplicate Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. The Gotham City Safari
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. ["This is the last name of a former president!"]
    Picture Math
  8. 7. Prisoners of the Bat-Cave
    Batman and Robin
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batmail
  10. 9. The Doors That Hid Disaster
    Batman and Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore