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Issue Details

Issue #208
Published February 1969
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes 80 Page Giant G-55

Cover Details

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Poison Ivy; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batwoman; Catwoman; Vicki Vale
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #4

10 page Batman story "The Women in Batman's Life!"

Characters intro and only appearance Mrs. Chilton, Joe Chill's mother; Batman; Robin; Julie Madison; Basil Karlo; Ned Norton; Fred Walker; Lorna Dane; Roxy Brenner; Clayface; John Travers; Catwoman
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Jack Abel
Notes framing sequence for reprinted stories

12 page Batman story "The Secret Life of the Catwoman"

Characters Catwoman; Batman; Robin; Mister X; James Gordon
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Notes not a complete reprint
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62

2 page Batman story "The Crimes of the Catwoman!"

Characters V: Catwoman; Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Notes two page excerpt; corrected 5/05 by Bob Hughes
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #203

9 page Batman story "Vicki Vale's Secret!"

Characters Batman; Robin; "Keys" Bennett; Alfred Pennyworth
Genre superhero
Script David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73

1 page Batman story "The Batwoman"

Characters GS: Batwoman
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes one page excerpt
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #233

8 page Batman story "The Menace of the Firefly"

Characters I & V: Firefly; GS: Batwoman; batman; Robin; Ted Carson
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors Stan Starkman
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #126

1 page Batman story "The Problem of the Proxy Paintings!"

Characters I: Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Kaye Daye; James Gordon; Haverford Mimms; Batman
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane)
Inks Joe Giella
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes one page excerpt. 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 from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #194

1 page Batman story "Gotham Gang Line-Up!"

Characters Aunt Harriet; Dick Grayson; Bruce Wayne
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Joe Giella
Notes one-page excerpt
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #328

12 page Batman story "The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter"

Characters I: Patricia Powell; Batman; James Gordon; Mike "Bulldog" Powell; Ralph Smedley
Genre superhero
Script France Herron
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Joe Giella
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #165

25 page Batman story "Batman Versus Eclipso"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]; Queen Bee [Marcia Monroe]; James Gordon; Nicky Jarvas; Frankie Malone; Gorilla Grimes; Cyclops (international crime syndicate); Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet (Mona Bennet's father); Police Officer O'Brien
Synopsis Queen Bee and Eclipso start a crime wave in Gotham City, and frame Batman for the theft of a jewel from the city museum.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #64

3 page Batman story "Beware of -- Poison Ivy!"

Characters V: Poison Ivy; Batman; Robin; Dragon Fly; Silken Spider; Tiger Moth
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane)
Inks Joe Giella
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Editing Julius Schwartz
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.
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #181

5 page Batman story "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl"

Characters new Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); V: Killer Moth; Batman
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Sid Greene
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359