Cover: Sheldon Moldoff & Charles Paris

Batman #157

Aug 1963 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“The Villain of the Year”

In "The Villain of the Year," Batman follows a tip from reporter Hal Lake, only to uncover a shocking twist: Lake is secretly the criminally unstable Jackal, using his journalistic role as cover. Written by Dave Wood and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Stan Starkman, this 1963 issue blends suspense and identity deception. The cover by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris captures the tension of a man caught between two lives.

writer Dave Wood · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Charles Paris · letterer Stan Starkman · cover Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris

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Full credits

writer Dave Wood

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Charles Paris

letterer Stan Starkman

cover pencils Sheldon Moldoff

cover inks Charles Paris

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After receiving a tip on a crime from reporter Hal Lake, Batman goes undercover and discovers that Lake is using an underworld alias in order to gather information, is mentally unbalanced, and a criminal called the Jackal.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).