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Issue Details

Issue #174
Published September 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details

Characters Batman
Genre superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Cover ink credits from Nick Caputo (September 28, 2006). Original cover ink credit was given to Murphy Anderson. Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 credits cover inks to Murphy Anderson.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1

11 page Batman; Robin story "The Human Punching Bag!"

Characters Getaway Genius; Big Game Hunter; Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Joe Giella
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Credits for script, inks and letters 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. Letters previously credited to Gaspar Saladino.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) 31

Half page filler "The Time of Death"

1 page public service announcement "Nature's Bill of Rights"

Characters A man; two boys
Synopsis Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anit-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp

11 page Batman; Robin story "The Off-Again On-Again Lightbulbs!"

Characters Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Batman; Islip Gang; Robin; Kaye Daye; James Gordon; District Attorney Danton; Art Saddows; Martin Tellman; Al Cutshaw
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff [ghosting for Bob Kane]
Inks Sid Greene
Letters Gaspar Saladino
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.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) 31

Half page Little Pete filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff