Batman #205
(September 1968)

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
1968-07-16
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)

Pencils
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors
?
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.

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Blind As a... Bat? (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 22.17 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as a blind man]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; two armored car drivers; The Schemer (villain); Schemer's gang (villains); Brain Drain (villain, Schemer's pet owl)
Synopsis
The Police, believing that the Batman is dead, arrest and take in the Batman whom they believe is an imposter, while the real Batman, disguised as a blind man, aids Robin to prevent an armored car robbery. Robin is captured by the Schemer in the process but Batman outwits the Schemer in his attempt to down a plane loaded with gold.
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Keywords
Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story in two parts of 10.67 and 11.5 pages. Story continues from previous issue.

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

Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are cordially invited to attent the wedding of Lois Lane...
Genre
superhero; adventure

Indexer Notes

House ad for Lois Lane # 86.

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

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jim Vlcko, Mark Dillman, Mark Evanier, David Combs, and Irene Vartanoff.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Blind As a... Bat?
    Batman and Robin
  3. 2. ["You are cordially invited to attent the wedding of Lois Lane..."]
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
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