Batman #187
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- December 1966-January 1967
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 0.25 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/20554
Credits
- Editing
- Jack Schiff
Issue contents
Cover
An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman!
(Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
Curt Swan - Inks
- Win Mortimer
Stan Kaye - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
Cover illustrated with vignettes from the covers of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #192, 216, 264, and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #95.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Giant Batman
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne (cameo, flashback); Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback); unnamed criminology professor (flashback); Tom Rogers (introduction, ex-convict and friend of Kyle); unnamed prison warden; Joe Chill (villain, cameo, flashback); The Clock [Kyle] (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #265 (March 1959) — Batman's First Case
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #13 ([August 1960?]) — Batman's First Case
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #3 ([June 1963?]) — Batman's First Case
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #13 ([July 1967?]) — Batman's First Case
Synopsis
The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case against him will be the Caped Crusader's last!
Notes
Inks credit verified by Paris.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Ed (newspaper editor); James (butler); Byron King (cameo, big game hunter); Buddy (cameo, King's son); Phantom Eye [Nails Riley aka Byron King and Batman imitator] (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script
- John Broome ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Charles Paris
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #192 (February 1953) — The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #43 ([January 1954]) — The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #43 (April 1954) — The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #41 ([May 1967?]) — The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #13 ([July 1967?]) — The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
Synopsis
As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. He goes further to disguise himself as Batman and get unmasked on TV as a wealthy big-game hunter, forcing Batman to actually prove who he is or give up his crime fighting vendetta.
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Commissioner James Gordon; John Kirk (museum curator); Signor Beri (cameo); Verillo (cameo, painter); El Bolo (villain, international jewel thief)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- Stan Starkman
Synopsis
Carter Nichols sends the Dynamic Duo back to ancient Venice to gather evidence in a case, but only Batman returns, while Robin is shifted to Gotham City a few days into the future, where he discovers a new criminal will kill Batman.
Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit verified by Paris.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Joker (villain)
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #2 ([April 1968?]) — Untitled [Gotham's Cleverest Criminal]
- Original
- Batman Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1945.10.28 - 1945.12.09
Notes
Pencils credit verified by Burnley; Inks credit verified by Paris.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Barden (millionaire, death); Edith Barden (Barden's daughter); Macklin (Edith's fiance); Wilton (Barden's nephew); Pete Conn (villain, death); Carter (villain, introduction, Barden's business friend)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
Synopsis
When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer.
Notes
Pencils credit verified by Sprang.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Direct Currents
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
8Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman (of the Future) [Brane Taylor]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Jackson Barrow (wealthy banker); Martin Vair (villain)
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #216 (February 1955) — The Batman of Tomorrow
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #60 ([May 1955]) — The Batman of Tomorrow!
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #60 ([August 1955?]) — The Batman of Tomorrow!
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #57 ([February 1967?]) — The Batman of Tomorrow
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #13 ([July 1967?]) — The Batman of Tomorrow
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #41 ([September 1968?]) — The Batman of Tomorrow
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #42 ([January 1979?]) — The Batman of Tomorrow!
Synopsis
When Bruce Wayne injures his arm, to keep Vicki from discovering that Batman has the same problem, the Caped Crusader seeks out the Batman of the Future to step in for him...almost with disastrous results!
Notes
Pencils credit verified by Sprang.
9"What are you cutting out that paper for?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Cap's Hobby Hints
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Notes
Idea from Sheldon Kane, No. Brooklin, Maine.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Giant Batman
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters from Jerry Mills, David Gellman, Boris Menart, Frank Mazza, Bruce Kronenberg, Gregory Pigna, Stephen Phillips, Mike Schnittker, Joseph Lenius, John Cali.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sam Strong (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (voice only); John Martin (TV producer, introduction); Whitey (villain, introduction); other unnamed thugs (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
Synopsis
A balladeer comes to Gotham City to sing the praises of Batman in verse, but it backfires when his songs tip off crooks wanting to commit crimes.
Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; pencils credit verified by Sprang; inks credit verified by Paris.
Notes
Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G30 and as G-30 on indicia page.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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