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
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino [as Infantino] (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson [as Anderson] (signed)
- 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 (2007) - in Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (DC, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (DC, 2016 series) (2016)
-
in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #13/1966
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- Keywords
- Go-Go Checks
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11.34 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
- 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 (2007)
- in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (DC, 2016 series) (2016)
-
- 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 with Robin the Boy Wonder / illustration / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / 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 (2007)
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- Keywords
- Gotham City
Indexer Notes
Robin does not appear in this story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Beware of -- Poison Ivy!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
2.
Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
4.
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Batcave -
5.
[no title indexed]
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