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178February 1966
$0.12

Batman #178

DC · February 1966 · on sale 1965-12-02

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
February 1966
Key date
1966-02-00
On-sale date
1965-12-02
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 Rocketeer-Racketeerscover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Rocketeers (villains)
2Raid of the Rocketeers!comic story5.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Hank Nelson; The Rocketeers (villains)
3Warning! Do Not Skip Past This Ad...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Murphy Anderson
4Fingerprint Oddities!comic story1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe Letterese
5The Invisible Handicap!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Ira Schnapp
7DC's Immortal, Mighty, Sizzling 6!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
8Part Two: Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder, in the Explosive Conclusion to – – Raid of the Rocketeers!comic story5.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Hank Nelson; The Rocketeers (villains)
9DC Blazes a New Path in Comics History!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10Definitely Coming...The Brand-New Look!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12The Loan Shark's Hidden Hoard!comic story11.67script: John Broome; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; "Shark" Sharkey (villain, loan shark); Sharkey's gang [Louie; Mako; Chesty; rest unnamed] (villains); Rosy (villain, grifter); Weeper (villain, grifter)
13The Beginning and The End!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino
15uoy – – gnidaer ruoy cimoc sgam!promo (ad from the publisher)1
16-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
17-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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