Batman #198

(January-February 1968)

Giant Batman (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-43

The Origin of the Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you ever wondered why Bruce Wayne

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Joe Chill (death) (villain) (name revealed in this story, Thomas and Martha Wayne's murderer); Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Martha Wayne (flashback, death); Thomas Wayne (flashback); Feets Borgam (killer, death); Monty Julep (illegal gambler, death)

Synopsis

While investigating criminal activity at a transport company, Batman recognizes the owner, Joe Chill, as the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne years before. Batman tries to find evidence of Chill's illegal operations, but when he fails, he decides to reveal his identity to Chill and tells him that will be watching him and will catch him eventually. In a panic, Chill flees to his gang, but when they find out Chill is responsible for Batman's existence they shoot him, and only after do they realize that they should have asked Chill for Batman's real name.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks credit verified by Paris; letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

The Jungle Cat-Queen! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That empress of the underworld

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #211 (September 1954)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Nils Holman, Unsigned, Nick Minglis, Mark Dillman, Wendy DeBare, Lester Hancock.

The Web of the Spinner (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like a spider

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Spinner (Villain; Introduction); "Peanuts" Gilson

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #129 (February 1960)

Indexer Notes

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

[Oswald Who?] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a rare day

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1946.02.10 - 1946.03.10

Indexer Notes

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

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

Bill and His Family / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

First, to pull down the shades...

Genre

humor

The Crimes of Batman! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

David Vern

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane) (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's this??

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #61 (November-December 1952)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris.

The Menace of False Face (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A millionaire --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #113 (February 1958)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit verified by Paris.

The Bandit of the Bells! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane; Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From morning till midnight

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton

Synopsis

Batman and Robin face a new villain, The Gong, who commits crimes based on bells.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #55 (October-November 1949)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 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)

Job Number

6599

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Drats! The pick-up brushes on my slot car always get pulled...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Brady Pinketon, Satellite Beach, Fla.

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