Batman #192

(June 1967)

The Crystal Ball That Betrayed Batman! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Silent Stan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Chen Ku (merchant); Lisan Ku (Chen's daughter); The Swami [Johnny Witts] (villain); The Swami's gang [aka The Fearsome Foursome] [Silent Stan; rest un-named] (villains)

Synopsis:

The Caped Crusaders accidently come across a crime committed by the Fearsome Foursome and succeed in capturing a member of that gang. Batman then disguises himself as that crook in order to infiltrate the gang and nab the leader......or so he thinks.

Reprints:

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #103 ([March 1968])
• in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([July] 2008)

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

children

Synopsis:

Using a small ball bearing in paint bottles to help mix up the paint.

Indexer Notes

Thanks to William Dupont, Plaquemine, LA.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Frank Thorne, M. J. Darcourt and Robert Jennings.

Dick Grayson's Secret Guardian! (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Frank Reynolds (student at Gotham High); un-named muggging victim; Toughy Loomis (villain, school student); Loomis' gang (villains); un-named mugger (villain)

Synopsis:

Dick Grayson meets the two new kids being bussed into his school, and invites them to be a part of Gotham High's basketball team. Toughy Loomis, one of those kids, wants to beat up Dick because he's a rich kid.

Reprints:

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #103 ([March 1968])
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
• in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([July] 2008)

Keywords:

Gotham City; Gotham High School

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mark Shepard, Burton Wolder, Ricky Thomas and Harry Land.

Mystery of the Million-Dollar Briefcase! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Genre:

non-fiction