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Cover: Bob Kane & Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson & Charles Paris

Batman #198

Jan 1968 · DC · 0.25 USD
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Contains 8 stories
The Origin of the Batman!
13 pp · Superhero
Feets Borgam (killer, death)Monty Julep (illegal gambler, death)
The Jungle Cat-Queen!
12 pp · Superhero

In "The Jungle Cat-Queen!", Catwoman leads Batman and Robin into a perilous tropical jungle island after stealing a diamond shipment, only to reveal her alliance with a hidden group of diamond miners. Trapped and stripped of their gear, the Dynamic Duo are set loose in the wild, forced to flee from the ferocious cats that answer to Catwoman’s command.

The Web of the Spinner
8.5 pp · Superhero
The Spinner (VillainIntroduction)"Peanuts" Gilson

In "The Web of the Spinner," Batman and Robin pursue a cunning criminal known only as the Spinner, while Batwoman investigates a mystic she suspects is behind a scam operation. Their paths collide when the mystic provides Batwoman with a crucial lead that ties directly into the Spinner’s latest scheme.

Oswald Who?
5 pp · Superhero
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Crimes of Batman!
12 pp · Superhero

In "The Crimes of Batman!", the Joker, humiliated after Batman outsmarts a criminal using one of his own tricks, sets out to corrupt the Dark Knight by threatening to harm Robin unless Batman breaks the law. With the stakes rising, Batman faces an impossible choice: uphold his code or risk everything to save his partner.

The Menace of False Face
8 pp · Superhero

In "The Menace of False Face," Batman uncovers a daring deception when the criminal False Face assumes the identity of wealthy uranium tycoon P.S. Smithington, using the guise to rob a Gotham City jewelry store and pin the crime on the real man. Though Batman succeeds in rescuing Smithington, the stolen jewels remain missing, leaving the mystery of their whereabouts—and False Face’s next move—still unsolved.

The Bandit of the Bells!
12 pp · Superhero
The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction)Henry Morton

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $18
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $2,383*
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $688
CGC 9.4 · 12 in census $355
CGC 9.2 · 20 in census $187*
CGC 9.0 · 14 in census $150
CGC 8.5 · 17 in census $88
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CGC 8.0 · 11 in census $86*
CGC 7.5 · 12 in census $86
CGC 7.0 · 11 in census $86
CGC 6.5 · 13 in census $43
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $39*
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $31*
CGC 5.0 · 9 in census $31
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $28*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $28*
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $28
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $20
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Cast · 11 characters

Full credits

artist Bob Kane
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Bob Kane
cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover pencils, inks Murphy Anderson
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

↩ Reprints Batman #47 (1948), Batman #55 (1949), World's Finest Comics #61 (1952), Detective Comics #211 (1954), Batman #113 (1958), Batman #129 (1960)

Reprinted in The Inferior Five #6 (1968), Lynvingen #12/1968 (1968), Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn] (2014), Läderlappen #5/1968

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