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Issue: Batman #183
Publication Date: August 1966
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Issues: #183 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: 06/02/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Direct Currents in Sea Devils #30 and 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.
Disclose Images1
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
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino [as Infantino] (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Giella [as Giella] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman (an impostor); Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: Hotline call, Batman! Let's get going!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagLäderlappen [och Robin] #7/1989 published ?
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #5/1967 published May 1967
as Historien om Lynvingen [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Gallery #1 published August 1992
as Batman 183 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Special #8 published July 1999
as Mini-Poster #3 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Presents: Batman #1 published September 2004
as Batman #183 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as Batman #183 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Touch of Poison Ivy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
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]; Poison Ivy (villain); Ivy's gang (villains); other crooks [Joe the Undertaker; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: Missing the imprisoned Poison Ivy, the Caped Crusader receives a gift from her and she promises to repent. Batman visits her, but he is placed under her spell, and she uses him to make good her escape.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #91 published March 1967
as A Touch of Poison Ivy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1967 published April 1967
as En touch av "Farlige Ivy" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as A Touch of Poison Ivy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13.34
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.

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 7.67 pages.

Camp style stories in the fashion of the TV series begin.
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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: Dad, I don't have a bench vise...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6406
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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 Policeman Is Your Friend!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Children learn that policemen do more than just catch crooks.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Mike Friedrich (future comics writer), Irene Vartanoff, and Kent Hensen..
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Batman's Baffling Turnabout!

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]; a Batman impostor (villain); impostor's gang (villains)
Synopsis: While chasing crooks into a warehouse, Batman falls through a trapdoor and is captured while one of the crooks impersonates the Caped Crusader. A tell-tale clue alerts Robin that this is an impostor and he deals appropriately with the situation to find the real crime fighter.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #90 published February 1967
as Batman's Baffling Turnabout! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #5/1967 published May 1967
as Lynvingens farlige tvilling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #2 published August 2007
as Batman's Baffling Turnabout! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Average # of copies sold previous year - 453,745.

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