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BATMAN #181

Cover Date: June 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1966-04-19

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Murphy Anderson (signed)


Story: "Beware of -- Poison Ivy!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Kanigher
PencilsSheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
InksJoe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #351)
Robin (last in Detective Comics #351; next in Doom Patrol #104)

Villain(s):

Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley; first appearance; claims to be Public Enemy Number 1; in between flashback and retelling of this story in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #3; next in issue #183)
Dragonfly, Silken Spider and Tiger Moth (first appearance for all three; three criminals who are ranked higher than Poison Ivy; all next in issue #670)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Batman #2 (2007)


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Second Story: "The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect!" (24 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsChic Stone (as Bob Kane)
InksSid Greene
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (next in Doom Patrol #104)

Supporting Character(s):

Mystery Analysts of Gotham City
Commissioner Gordon (last in issue #179/2; next in Detective Comics #352)
Kaye Daye (wins an award for the novel The Stars Do Kill which she didn't write)
District Attorney Danton
Martin Tellman
Hugh Rankin
Art Saddows

Villain(s):

Fern Hunter (first appearance; an actress and Kaye's cousin who tries to kill her for an inheritance)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #260 (January-February 1975)
Showcase Presents: Batman #2 (2007)


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