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BATMAN #161

Cover Date: February 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1963-12-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The New Crimes of the Mad Hatter" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #323; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #323; next in the second story in this issue)
Commissioner Gordon (in between Detective Comics #322 and #324)

Villain(s):

Mad Hatter II (last in Detective Comics #230; next in flashback in #700)

Other Character(s):

Staff and customers of Gotham Trust Co.
the Queen (nationality not given)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Gotham Bowl-o-Drome
Gotham Trust Co.
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Family #6/3 (July-August 1976)


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Second Story: "The Bat-Mite Hero" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringStan Starkman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #324)

Guest Star(s):

Bat-Mite (last in issue [[Batman_158]|#158]]]; next in World's Finest Comics #152)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in the first story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #324)

Villain(s):

a gang of robbers at Gotham Stadium (first appearance for all)
The Human Fly Bandits (first appearance for all)
The Saxton Gang (first appearance for all)
Frank Collins (first appearance; tricks Bat-Mite into choosing Bill Strong as his next "hero))
Bill Strong (first appearance; temporarily becomes the third "Bat-Mite Hero")

Other Character(s):

Jerome Withers (first appearance; temporarily becomes the first "Bat-Mite Hero")
"The Blond Bombshell" (first appearance; a wrestler; temporarily becomes the second "Bat-Mite Hero")

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave
Clean-All Soap Factory
Gotham Stadium


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