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CATALOG RECORD

Batman #163

DC · Series began 1940 · May 1964

Dates

Cover date
May 1964
On sale
March 5, 1964
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Chic Stoneinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Parisletters: Ira Schnapp, Joe Letteresescript: Bill Finger

Stories

  • Bat-Girl -- Batwoman II! · 11.67 pages

    Betty returns to Gotham City and adopts the guise of Batwoman II. With Batman and Robin II both out of town, the original Batman must go into action and gets captured in the process. When Batwoman II saves him, she learns his secret identity in the process.

  • The Joker Jury! · 12.67 pages

    The Joker begins a crime wave using the city's various departments as his theme. When the Caped Crusaders head out to battle the Crime Clown, they are captured and put on trial by the Joker.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinJokerCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthKathy KaneBetty KaneBruce Wayne Jr.Batman IIRobin IIBatwoman II

Reprinted in

The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1988), The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1990), DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (2005), The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.