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187December 1966-January 1967
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Batman #187

DC · December 1966-January 1967 · on sale 1966-10-06

Origin: Batman
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#187
Publication date
December 1966-January 1967
Key date
1966-12-00
On-sale date
1966-10-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Batman, Bruce Wayne.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer, Curt Swan; inks: Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
1An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batmantable of contents1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
2Batman's First Casecomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman Origin, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne Origin, Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne
3The Phantom Eye of Gotham Citycomic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4The Last Days of Batmancomic story8.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
5Gotham's Cleverest Criminalcomic story7script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappJoker
6Peril at Playland Islecomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Stan StarkmanBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
7-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
8The Batman of Tomorrow!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ben OdaBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Vicki Vale, Bruce Wayne
9-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
11The Ballad of Batmancomic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne

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Series context

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Sources

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