Batman #193
(July-August 1967)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan. and April; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
On-sale Date
1967-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G37 and as G-37 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Batman and Robin's Bizarre Action Roles! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with details from the covers from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #179, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #82 and #111, and the story from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #56.

Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Saludos, amigos!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Detective James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; President Jose Camaran; Colonel Morenos; El Papagayo (introduction); Bat-Hombre [Luis Peraldo] (introduction, dies)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; pencils credit verified by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris.

The Armored Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Danger is nothing new to Batman and Robin
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Blair Graeme; John Marrow
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Make Your Summer Count! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

His Majesty, King Batman (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who hasn't day-dreamed
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; King Eric of Morania (intro); Chancellor Zarits; Count Viras; Mayne Malan (intro)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; inks credit verified by Paris.

[Holy Smoke] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a heavily wooded area out west
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Neil Gage; Charley Bruff; Roger Kale; Mary Bruff
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Burnley; inks credit verified by Paris.

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

Billy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I never get a chance to play with my Aurora Model Motoring set.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Giant Batman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Nelson Conner, Karen Ireland, Scott Colman, Lauro J. Jocson, Mark Davis, Mary Beth Ries, Lynnsey Geunero, Philip Waywell.

Batman and the Vikings! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?; Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five hundred years before Columbus discovered America
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Olaf Erickson (introduction); other unnamed Vikings (introduction); Indians (villains)
Synopsis
When Bruce and Dick visit the Gotham City museum, they note an image of a Viking that looks like Bruce Wayne who is labeled a coward, so they have Professor Nichols send them back in time so that they can discover the truth.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Craig Delich; inks credit verified by Paris.

Mayor Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you imagine what happens whem Bruce Wayne is named Mayor of Gotham City!?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Deuce Chalmers; Joe P. Abernathy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris.

The Flying Batman (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Giant wings flap in the air!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The bird-men (intro); Sandago Gravio (intro); Baron Gravio (intro); Count Gravio (intro); Rico Gravio (intro); the Gravio Clan (intro)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; inks credit from Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Batman and Robin's Bizarre Action Roles!
    Batman
  2. 1. Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride!
    Batman and Robin
  3. 2. The Armored Batman
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Make Your Summer Count!
  5. 4. His Majesty, King Batman
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. [Holy Smoke]
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. ["I never get a chance to play with my Aurora Model Motoring set."]
    Billy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman
  9. 8. Batman and the Vikings!
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. Mayor Bruce Wayne!
    Batman and Robin
  11. 10. The Flying Batman
    Batman and Robin
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jason Sacks
  • Alan Smith
  • Jim Van Dore