Batman #170

(March 1965)

Friends Across the Seas (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.34 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (villain, thief, introduction); Reynold's henchmen (villains, introduction for both); The Joker (villain, cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

Roy Reynolds, wanting to not make the same mistakes of other criminals, decides to uses a series of getaway gimmicks on the Caped Crusader to effect the escape of he and his men...and succeeds, until Batman baits a trap of his own.

Reprints

• in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #2/1966 (1966)
• in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)

Indexer Notes

The script credit is found in Batman #169. 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.

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 6.67 pages.

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Hasbro's G. I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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80 Page Giant; More Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Justice League of America; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Leonard J. Tirado, Brian Yates, Edward Pachico, and Mike Friedrich.

Pore Identification (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

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

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The Testor Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes! (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Joe Giella (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aunt Harriet Cooper; Mrs. Tompkins (ex-nurse, introduction); Jimmy Statten (college student, introduction); Bimbo (introduction, a bear); Stilts (villain, introduction); Pete (villain, introduction); Ed (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When Batman and Robin investigate who entered a contest for an elderly lady, they end up capturing an entirely unrelated gang who think Batman and Robin are after them.

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Bob Hughes and Gene Reed.

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 Bob Hughes and Gene Reed agree that pencils were actually by Giella.

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Astroforce / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

10 Issues of Batman for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)