Batman #161

In "The New Crimes of the Mad Hatter," Batman tracks a fugitive to a baseball stadium, only to have his moment disrupted by the mischievous Bat-Mite, who delights in turning heroics into chaos. With a wave of his magic, Bat-Mite conjures a parade of would-be heroes—each more comically inept than the last—before the real threat emerges. Written by Dave Wood and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Stan Starkman, this 1964 classic features a cover by Sheldon Moldoff that captures the absurd flair of the story’s antics.