Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

Batman #174

Sep 1965 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“The Human Punching Bag!”

In "The Human Punching Bag!", Batman attends the weekly meeting of the Mystery Analysts, only to be thrown off by a cleaning man who insists it's Friday—and proves it with a newspaper. Before the group can react, the man hypnotizes them all, unaware that Batman remains immune to the mind control. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Sid Greene and letters by Gaspar Saladino, this 1965 classic features a cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella.

writer Gardner Fox · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Sid Greene · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella

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Full credits

writer Gardner Fox

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Sid Greene

letterer Gaspar Saladino

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Joe Giella

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When Batman arrives at the Wednesday meeting of the Mystery Analysts, a cleaning man enters and announces that it is actually Friday, and he can prove it with a copy of that day's paper. Before anyone can question why, the cleaning man hypnotizes the group, not realizing the Batman is unaffected.

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