Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1964-12-03
Editing: Julius Schwartz (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #169 Edit Cover
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Partners in Plunder!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

Giella inks credit per discussion on the GCD Main list. We formerly credited Murphy Anderson.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from an ad in The Atom #17 and copyright registration.

Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"
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Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
Characters:
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Synopsis:
Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Published in co-operation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously published in DC comics cover-dated July 1954.

Partners in Plunder!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.34 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); The Penguin's gang [Herbie; Charlie; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis:
The Penguin uses an umbrella barrage to trick Batman into planning his next crime for him.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 7.67 pages.

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Showcase; G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page

Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever!
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Superman / advertisement / 1 page

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Detective Comics; The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Letters to the Batcave / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
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?
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Mike Friedrich.

Credit for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

A Bad Day for Batman!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; group of reporters [Mr. Tremaine; Mr. Randall; Bill Ferris]; unnamed caretaker; a jewel thief (villain)
Synopsis:
Batman tells the press about his bad day, in which he returns to the scene of a previous case to retrieve some rope, and spots a jewel thief. He pursues, but a series of bad breaks allows the felon to escape.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Robin does not appear in this story.

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

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Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page

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80-Page Giant / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Justice League of America; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Fingerprint Facts / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is asked...
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page

Build "Big Frankie"
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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Partners in Plunder!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"
    Superboy
  3. Partners in Plunder!
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; G. I. Joe
  5. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  6. Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever!
    Superman
  7. [no title indexed]
    Detective Comics; The Atom
  8. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batcave
  9. A Bad Day for Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  10. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  11. [no title indexed]
    80-Page Giant
  12. [no title indexed]
    Justice League of America; Hawkman
  13. ["The U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is asked..."]
    Fingerprint Facts
  14. ["Make it a happy holiday..."]
  15. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel System
  16. Build "Big Frankie"
    Aurora Products
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • J.D. Sebastian
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner
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