Batman #196
(November 1967)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April and October
On-sale Date
1967-09-05
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Batman-- Where are you? Are you all right? Answer me!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Psychic Super-Sleuth! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 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]; Commissioner James Gordon; Petru Dubrov (psychic detective); Joe Tolliver (ex-jewel thief); Hank (ex-jewel thief); Lenny (ex-jewel thief); Petru Dubrov impostor (villain); impostor's gang (villains)
Synopsis
The Dynamic Duo team up with a person they believe to be a psychic detective, but soon learn that he is an impostor, and his men are holding the real Dubrov prisoner.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City

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. Writer credit also found in Batman #200.

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dave Truesdale, Guy Lillian, and Billy Neville.

The Purloined Parchment Puzzle (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / 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]; District Attorney Danton; Donald Connery (museum curator); Howard Purley (museum guard); Police Lieutenant Bert Savelli; James Frost (villain, thief); three jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis
A large theft at a local bank, occurring in a locked room with only the guard present, seems to present itself as an open-and-shut case, but the Caped Crusader thinks otherwise...and proves it.
Reprints

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. Writer credit also found in Batman #200.

[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 from Paul Broughton and PFC William Alwine.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Batman-- Where are you? Are you all right? Answer me!"]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. The Psychic Super-Sleuth!
    Batman and Robin
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  5. 4. The Purloined Parchment Puzzle
    Batman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Alan Smith
  • Jim Van Dore