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

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

non-fiction

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

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.66 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

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 Crusdader 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 ([June] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 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.

The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Joe Giella [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Joe Giella [as Bob Kane] (signed)

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 ([June] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 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.

Pore Identification (Table of Contents: 4)

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 (May 2007).