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 (signed as Bob Kane)

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 accidentally 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 ([September] 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 (signed)

Job Number

6539

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I see you're using paint on your model.

Genre

children; non-fiction

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 Starring Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Frank Reynolds (student at Gotham High); unnamed mugging victim; Toughy Loomis (villain, school student); Loomis' gang (villains); unnamed 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 ([March] 2008)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
• in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)

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 / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Letters to the Batcave -- Extra

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Mystery of the Million-Dollar Briefcase! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.