Batman #202
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1968
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/21905
Credits
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Gateway to Death!
(Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Irv Novick, line art [signed] (see notes)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #Volume 4 ([July] 2009) — Untitled
-
Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #Volume 4 ([July] 2009) — Batman #202
- Printed in
- الوطواط [Al-Watwat / The Batman] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1966 series) #44
- Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #481 (29 de mayo de 1969)
- Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] ([June] 2005)
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks were confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Irv Novick's name appears on the right-most tombstone on the cover.
1"Coming your way -- a new DC brand"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Nick Cardy, line art
- Bob Brown, line art (illustration)
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
Promotional house advertisement for the Secret Six (DC, 1968 series) #2 (June-July 1968) and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #78 (June-July 1968).
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Police Officer Jackson; The Great Norman (villain); Norman's men (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter (see notes)
- Art
- Chic Stone , penciller [signed] (see notes)
- Sid Greene, inker (see notes)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ray Holloway , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #Volume 4 ([July] 2009) — Gateway to Death!
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1969 ([september] 1969)
- Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #481 (29 de mayo de 1969)
Synopsis
A rash of psychic robberies, in which objects appear to move with the power of mind over matter, puzzle the Caped Crusaders, but not Alfred.
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 Stone. We previously credited the pencils to Frank Springer.
3"From us -- to you, only the best!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller (illustration)
- Neal Adams, inker (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Notes
Promotional house advertisement for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #207 (June 1968 (July 1968)).
4Featuring
- Feature
- Letters to the Batcave
Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff , line art (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Letters from: Alice Herman, Dave Truesdale, and Donald D. Markstein.
5"Coming your way -- a new DC brand"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Flash; The Hawk and the Dove
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ross Andru, penciller
- Steve Ditko, penciller (illustration)
- Mike Esposito, inker
- Steve Ditko, inker (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Notes
Promotional house advertisement for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #180 (June 1968) and Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #75 (June 1968) (The Hawk and The Dove).
6Featuring
- Feature
- Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bruce Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth; The Hornets [Tommy the Tramp; Jimbo; Magoo] (villains, motorcycle gang)
Credits
- Writing
- Mike Friedrich, scripter (see notes)
- Art
- Chic Stone , penciller [signed] (see notes)
- Joe Giella, inker (see notes)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — Menace of the Motorcycle Marauders
-
Showcase Presents: Robin The Boy Wonder (DC, 2008 series) #Vol. 1 ([January] 2008) — Menace of the Motorcycle Marauders!
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #5/1969 ([mai] 1969)
- Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) #[nn] ([May] 2020)
- Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #481 (29 de mayo de 1969)
Synopsis
Robin, on his way to school to make a speech for the Presidency of the Junior Class, stops a motorcycle gang, whicjh is led by an expelled student. He successfully captures the gang, but, in the process, loses the chance to become class president at school.
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 Stone.
Bruce Wayne does not appear in the Batman costume.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Letters to the Batcave
Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Letters from: Chip Langlais, Sheila Horne, and James D. Faix.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Direct Currents
Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell , scripter
- Art
- Neal Adams, line art
- Irv Novick, line art (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
9"I see you're going to paint a model car. What's the talcum powder for?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Cap's Hobby Hints
- Genre
- Children
- Code
- 6607
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Synopsis
Using talcum powder with paint to change the look of models.
Notes
Thanks to Alan Hilton, Charlotte, N. Carolina.
Notes
On-sale date from Direct Currents in Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #61 (June-July 1968) and its copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.