Batman #181 (1966) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue: #181
Publication date: June 1966
Key date: June 1966
On-sale date: April 19, 1966
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Poison Ivy, June 1966, at the height of the television-era Batman boom.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Beware of -- Poison Ivy!	cover	1	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
1	The Top TV Comic Stars Come From DC - The House of Hits	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan	Batman; Blockbuster; Superman; Superboy; Krypto; Lois Lane
2	Beware of -- Poison Ivy!	comic story	11.34	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (introduction); Ivy's gang (villains); Dragon Fly (villain); Silken Spider (villain); Tiger Moth (villain)
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
5	A Super-Scoop!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
6	Egg Fu the Oriental Mastermind...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	Scooter? Who He?	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Orlando
9	Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robin	illustration	2	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
10	The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!	comic story	11.67	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chic Stone; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Mystery Analysts of Gotham City [Kaye Daye; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; District Attorney Danton; Martin Tellman; Commissioner James Gordon; Hugh Rankin; Art Saddows]; Nancy Owens (actress); Fern Hunter [also as Kaye Daye] (villain); Hunter's gang [Joe; Chuck; other un-named] (villains)
11	Captured at Last!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
12	-	letters page	1	script: Julius Schwartz
14	-	in-house column	0.5	letters: typeset

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Batman #208	1969	On eBay ›
Batman #260	1975	On eBay ›
Batman in the Sixties #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-491-2	1999	On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0659-X	2005	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #2 ISBN 978-104012-1362-6	2007	On eBay ›
Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-4758-4	2014	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

This issue shipped with a pin-up poster insert, and most copies lost it. Confirm the poster is present before paying a complete-copy price; graded labels note it when missing.
Check spine ticks and cover gloss in the photos; silver-age Marvels chip at the edges easily.
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Series context

‹ #180181 of 715#182 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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