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181June 1966
$0.12

Batman #181

DC · June 1966 · on sale 1966-04-19

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#181
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-04-19
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Beware of -- Poison Ivy!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
1The Top TV Comic Stars Come From DC - The House of Hitspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt SwanBatman; Blockbuster; Superman; Superboy; Krypto; Lois Lane
2Beware of -- Poison Ivy!comic story11.34script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [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
5A Super-Scoop!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Egg Fu the Oriental Mastermind...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
7Scooter? Who He?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Orlando
9Best Bat-Wishes Batman and Robinillustration2pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
10The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chic Stone; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMystery 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)
11Captured at Last!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
12-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
14-in-house column0.5letters: typeset

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

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