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165August 1964
$0.12

Batman #165

DC · August 1964 · on sale 1964-06-11

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
August 1964
Key date
1964-08-00
On-sale date
1964-06-11
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 Man Who Quit the Human Race!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Man Who Quit the Human Race!comic story11.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Joe LettereseBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Governor Andrew Warner (villain)
8-letters page0.5script: Julius Schwartz
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
11-cartoon0.25
12The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughtercomic story12.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Patricia Powell (Policewoman, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Lt. Detective Mike Powell [Bulldog] (Patricia's father, introduction); Professor Ralph Smedley (chemist, introduction); gang of hi-jackers (villains); two kidnappers (villains)

Plus 9.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2081969On eBay ›
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Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-932-9
2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #1
ISBN 1-4012-1086-4
2006On eBay ›

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