Batman
#181
(June 1966)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April & Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
- On-sale Date
- 1966-04-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007) - in Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
- in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (DC, 2016 series) ([November] 2016)
- in Batman 181 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
-
in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #13/1966
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- Keywords
- Go-Go Checks
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.34 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (introduction); Ivy's gang (villains); Dragon Fly (villain); Silken Spider (villain); Tiger Moth (villain)
- Synopsis
- While Bruce and Dick are attending an art show, a woman shows up, claiming to be the greatest criminal of those currently residing in Gotham.
- Reprints
-
in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #3/1967 ([mars] 1967) [part 1], #4/1967 ([april] 1967) [part 2] - in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #208 (January-February 1969) [4-page excerpt]
- in Batman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) (March 1999) which is reprinted
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007)
- in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
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in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #19 - Batman - Das lange Halloween 1 - in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (DC, 2016 series) ([November] 2016)
- in Batman 181 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City
in 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.
Story is in 2 parts, unnumbered part 1 (5.67 pages) and Part 2 (5.67 pages).
Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin
Batman and Robin / illustration / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007)
- in Batman 181 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
-
The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Chic Stone ?
- Inks
- Sid Greene
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystery Analysts of Gotham City [Kaye Daye; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; District Attorney Danton; Martin Tellman; Commissioner James Gordon; Hugh Rankin; Art Saddows]; Nancy Owens (actress); Fern Hunter [also as Kaye Daye] (villain); Hunter's gang [Joe; Chuck; other un-named] (villains)
- Synopsis
- At the latest meeting of the Analysts, Kaye announces that she didn't write her latest book, and seems to be threatened by a voice from her brooch. Batman has a feeling that the Kaye at the meeting is an impostor, so he looks into the matter.
- Reprints
- in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #5/1967 ([mai] 1967)
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)
- in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007)
- in Batman 181 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
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- Keywords
- Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Robin does not appear in this story.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batcave / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- in Batman 181 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
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Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Jeff Sosnaud, R. Bryn Olime, Mickey Gaither, Mike Friedrich (future comics writer) and Ken Hodl.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman and Robin -
1.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman and Robin -
2.
Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin
Batman and Robin -
3.
The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!
Batman and Robin -
4.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batcave -
5.
[no title indexed]
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