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Issue: Batman #179
Publication Date: March 1966
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Issues: #179 of 715 Issues (1343 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/20/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Napoleon Bonaparte (image only)
First Line: Sheeesh! The Riddler's back again --
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In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1967 published April 1967
as Verdens største spøkefugl driver Lynvingen og Robin til vanvidd! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as Covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as Batman #179 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The four riddle cards shown on the cover are: 1) How can one get into a locked cemetry at night? (With a skeleton key) 2) Can you tell what nationality Napolean's parents were? ("Of course I can" - Corsican) 3) When does ten added to ten equal ten? 4) Why is the letter "A" like a honeysuckle? (Both are followed by a "B" - bee)
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Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Betsy; Bobby
Synopsis: Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, and it previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May of 1959.
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Clay Pigeon for a Killer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Sid Greene
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Roger Kay]; Dick Grayson [Dick Grayson]; Roger Kay (actor); Victor Iago (villain, millionaire); Iago's gang (villains)
Synopsis: An actor announces on TV that he has solved a murder case and will announce who the killer is the next day. When the actor confesses to Bruce Wayne that this was an act to lure the real killer out into the open, the Caped Crusader poses as the actor to protect the man's life.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen Stort Julenummer #1970 published December 1969
as Leirdue for en morder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as Clay Pigeon for a Killer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.34
Disclose Notes: Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Script previously credited to Gardner Fox. Inks previously credited to Joe Giella.

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages each.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Casey, some woman called and said something about burglars...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters to the Batcave
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Deane Morrison, Martin Wilson, Leonard Tirado, Steven Monroe, Guy H. Lillian III, Jim Allen, Robert O'Donnell, and Don Baxter.
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Voiceprint Clues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Riddler's gang (villains); fur thieves (villains)
Synopsis: After the Riddler breaks out of prison, he vows never again to send riddles to Batman again before he strikes. The Caped Crusader smells a rat and discovers subtle clues that lead to the Riddler's downfall.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #85 published September 1966
as The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1967 published April 1967
as "Gåtens" gåtefulle ran [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #14530 [unnamed variant] published November 1977
as The Riddle-less Robberies of the Riddler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as The Riddle-less Robberies of the Riddler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Sixties #[nn] [1st Printing] published March 1999
as The Riddle-less Robberies of the Riddler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Sid Greene previously credited as the inker.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: My train table keeps wobbling on the floor!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6360

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