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194August 1967
$0.12

Batman #194

DC · August 1967 · on sale 1967-06-06

Origin: Blockbuster
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#194
Publication date
August 1967
Key date
1967-08-00
On-sale date
1967-06-06
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

Origin story on record for: Blockbuster, Mark Desmond.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Blockbuster Goes Bat-Mad!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Blockbuster, Mark Desmond, Bruce Wayne
1The Blockbuster Goes Bat-Mad!comic story12.5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chic Stone, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt SnapinnBatman, Blockbuster Origin, Mark Desmond Origin, Cyrus Gold, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Solomon Grundy, Bruce Wayne
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!comic story9.5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Bruce Wayne
4-in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2081969On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1719-8		2008On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4755-3		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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