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174September 1965
$0.12

Batman #174

DC · September 1965 · on sale 1965-07-15

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#174
Publication date
September 1965
Key date
1965-09-00
On-sale date
1965-07-15
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 Human Punching Bag!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]
2The Human Punching Bag!comic story11.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt SnapinnBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (villain); B. G. Hunter (villain); Hunter's gang (villains)
4The Time of Deathcartoon0.5
6Nature's Bill of Rightspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappA man; two boys
9-letters page1letters: typeset
11The Off-Again On-Again Lightbulbs!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Mystery Analysts of Gotham City [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Kaye Daye; Commissioner James Gordon; District Attorney Danton; Art Saddows; Martin Tellman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Islip Gang (villains); Al Cutshaw (villain); Cutshaw's henchmen (villains)
1280-Page Giant; Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
15Showcase; Enemy Acepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16The Brave and the Boldpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
17-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
1810 Issues of Batman for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Batman #1
ISBN 1-4012-1086-4
2006On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4755-3
2014On eBay ›

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