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Issue Details

Issue #171
Published May 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details - "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Cover ink credits from Nick Caputo (September 28, 2006). Original cover ink credit was given to Joe Giella.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 (June 2006); in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1

1 page public service announcement "What's Wrong with These Pictures!"

Script Jack Schiff?
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Colors Ira Schnapp

24 page Batman and Robin story "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smiles Dawson (first appearance); Roger Peale (first appearance); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain; 5-page history); Molehill Mob (villains)
Synopsis The Riddler returns, and once again plagues Batman and Robin with riddles, while maintaining his innocence.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff [as ghost for Bob Kane]
Inks Joe Giella
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes First appearance of Riddler since 1940's. 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.
Reprinted in Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 (June 2006); in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1