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Cover of Batman #196
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Batman #196

DC · Series began 1940 · November 1967

Dates

Cover date
November 1967
On sale
September 5, 1967
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Sheldon Moldoffinks: Murphy Anderson, Joe Giellaletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Gardner Fox

Stories

  • The Psychic Super-Sleuth! · 13 pages

    The Dynamic Duo team up with a person they believe to be a psychic detective, but soon learn that he is an impostor, and his men are holding the real Dubrov prisoner.

  • The Purloined Parchment Puzzle · 9.5 pages

    A large theft at a local bank, occurring in a locked room with only the guard present, seems to present itself as an open-and-shut case, but the Caped Crusader thinks otherwise...and proves it.

Publisher’s description

The Dynamic Duo team up with someone they believe to be a psychic detective, but they soon learn that he is an imposter and his men are holding the real Dubrov captive.

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: Batman (2006), Super DC (1969), Batman Bumper Book (1979)

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