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161February 1964
$0.12

Batman #161

DC · February 1964 · on sale 1963-12-05

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#161
Publication date
February 1964
Key date
1964-02-00
On-sale date
1963-12-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bat-Mite Hero!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite
2The New Crimes of the Mad Hattercomic story11.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); the Hatter's henchmen (villains)
3World's Finest Comics; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
6Special Christmas Quiz -- "Christmas in Many Lands!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page2letters: typeset
8The Bat-Mite Herocomic story12.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite; Jerome Withers; The Blonde Bombshell; Bombshell's manager; Frank Collins (villain); Collin's gang (villains); Bill Strong (villain); Sexton Gang members (villains); The Human Fly bandits (villains)
9-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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