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BATMAN #162

Cover Date: March 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-01-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Batman Creature!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (temporarily turned into a beast-creature, acts like King Kong; last in World's Finest Comics #139; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (last in World's Finest Comics #139; next in the second story in this issue)
Ace (last in issue #158; next in World's Finest Comics #143)
Batwoman (last in World's Finest Comics #139, next in Detective Comics #325)

Villain(s):

Eric Barroc (first appearance; creates "beast-humans," animals transformed into human form)
Roscoe (first appearance; Barroc's henchman)
Beast-Humans (first appearance for all)
Alligator
Bongo
Leo
Polar Bear
Speedy the Jaguar
Tiger
Toro the Bull
Wild Boar

Other Character(s):

citizens of Gotham City

Location(s):

Gotham City
Gotham State Building
Taldorf Towers

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Black Casebook ([August] 2009)


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Second Story: "Robin's New Secret Identity!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsSheldon Moldoff
InksCharles Paris
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #26)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (temporarily takes on the identity of "Danny" to experience life without risking his Robin identity; last in the first story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #325)
Alfred Pennyworth (last in World's Finest Comics #139; next in issue #163)

Villain(s):

two robbers attempting a escape in a balloon (first appearance for both)
two jewelry store robbers (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

high school basketball players (first appearance for all
a group of teenagers (first appearance for all; Phil named)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave


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