Issue Details

Issue	#171
Published	May 1965
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Cover Details - "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Cover ink credits from Nick Caputo (September 28, 2006). Original cover ink credit was given to Joe Giella.
Reprinted	in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 (June 2006); in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1

1 page public service announcement "What's Wrong with These Pictures!"

Script	Jack Schiff?
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Colors	Ira Schnapp

24 page Batman and Robin story "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smiles Dawson (first appearance); Roger Peale (first appearance); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain; 5-page history); Molehill Mob (villains)
Synopsis	The Riddler returns, and once again plagues Batman and Robin with riddles, while maintaining his innocence.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff [as ghost for Bob Kane]
Inks	Joe Giella
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Notes	First appearance of Riddler since 1940's. 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 Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 (June 2006); in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1