Issue Details

Issue	#176
Published	December 1965
Cover Price	0.25
Pages	84
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	80 Page Giant G-17, cover is collage of covers for Batman #73, Detective #253, Batman #121, Detective #254

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Notes	80 Page Giant G-17, cover is collage of covers for Batman #73, Detective #253, Batman #121, Detective #254

12 page Batman story "The Parasols of Plunder"

Characters	V: The Penguin
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Woolfolk (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Joe Letterese?
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #70

1 page public service announcement "Builders of the Future!"

Synopsis	Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.
Genre	Fact
Script	Jack Schiff?
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.

12 page Batman story "The Fox, The Shark, and the Vulture"

Characters	V: Fox, Shark and Vulture
Genre	superhero
Script	Dave Wood
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #253

8 page Batman story "The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero"

Characters	I & O & V: Mr. Zero, later called Mr. Freeze
Genre	superhero
Script	Dave Wood (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #121

8 page Batman story "Catwoman's Grasshopper Chase - April 28/June 16, 1946"

Characters	V: Catwoman appearance
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Jack Burnley; Fred Ray (verified by them)
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Sunday strip reprint
Reprinted	reprinted Sunday strips for April 28 to June 16, 1946

Half page Cap's Hobby Center activity

Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Batman story "The Caveman at Large"

Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters	Pat Gordon
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #102

12 page Batman story "The Challenge of the Calendar Man"

Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #259 (September 1958)

12 page Batman story "The Joker's Utilty Belt"

Genre	superhero
Script	David Vern
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Script credit from analysis by Martin O'Hearn. Pencil credit from Dick Sprang. Inks credit from Charles Paris.
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73