| Unofficial Batman Index |
BATMAN #171
Cover Date: May 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-03-04
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson
Colors: Jack Adler (?)
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Detective Comics #338; next in Justice League of America #35)
- Robin (last in Detective Comics #338; next in Teen Titans #4)
Villain(s):
- Riddler (first Silver Age appearance; last in Catwoman: When in Rome #6; next in issue #179/2; see Comments)
- Molehill Mob (first appearance for all; another gang troubling Batman; Riddler helps catches them)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This is the first Silver Age appearance of the Riddler, but he references his previous two Golden Age appearances so they must have also occurred on Earth-One as well.
- Seeing this cover on an airplane flight, this issue inspired the creation of the 1966 Batman television series.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #2 (2006)
- Showcase Presents: Batman #1 (2006)
- Batman: The TV Stories (2014])
- Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015)