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Cover of The Villain of the Year ; The Hunt for Batman's Secret Identity
Issue #147 Mar 01, 1962 Issue #148 Apr 17, 1962 Issue #149 Jun 05, 1962 Issue #150 Jul 01, 1962 Issue #151 Sep 04, 1962 Issue #152 Oct 18, 1962 Issue #153 Dec 01, 1962 Issue #154 Jan 01, 1963 Issue #155 Mar 01, 1963 Issue #156 Apr 01, 1963 Issue #157 Jun 01, 1963 Issue #158 Jul 01, 1963 Issue #159 Sep 01, 1963 Issue #160 Oct 01, 1963 Issue #161 Dec 01, 1963 Issue #162 Jan 01, 1964 Issue #163 Mar 01, 1964 Issue #164 Apr 01, 1964 Issue #165 Jun 01, 1964 Issue #166 Jul 01, 1964
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Batman (1940)

The Villain of the Year ; The Hunt for Batman's Secret Identity

by Bill Finger Writer Dave Wood Writer +14 more
DC Comics Jun 1, 1963 USD $0.12 36 pages
Crime War
Overview Market Data $115+ Series comments

Batman #157 was published by DC Comics on August 1, 1963, as part of a series that began in 1940. Bill Finger and Dave Wood write, and art comes from Charles Paris, Gaspar Saladino and Russ Heath. This 36-page issue features Batman, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon and Vicki Vale, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Batman (1940)
Issue Number
#157
Release Date
June 1, 1963
Cover Date
August 1963
Cover Price
USD $0.12
Page Count
36

Series Details

Title
Batman
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1940 - 2011
Issues Count
716
Genres
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

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Creators
Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Dave Wood

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Russ Heath

Russ Heath

Penciller, Inker

Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Moldoff

Penciller, Cover Artist

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker, Cover Artist

Gaspar Saladino

Gaspar Saladino

Letterer, Cover Artist

Stan Starkman

Letterer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Editor

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Vicki Vale

Vicki Vale

Victoria Vale

Kathy Kane

Kathy Kane

Katherine Kane

Mirror Man

Mirror Man

Floyd Ventris

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

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