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201May 1968
$0.12

Batman #201

DC · May 1968 · on sale 1968-03-05

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#201
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-03-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick, Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]
1Batman's Gangland Guardians!comic story22script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chic Stone, Joe Certa; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt SnapinnBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker (villain); The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); The Cluemaster [Arthur Brown] (villain); Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (
2-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
3-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4-in-house column1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Kubert, Neal Adams; inks: Joe Kubert, Neal Adams
5-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz

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Showcase Presents: Batman #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1719-8
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