Batman #179 Values

Publisher: DC, 1966

About Batman #179

Second Silver Age appearance of the Riddler. Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson cover. Sheldon Moldoff and Joe Giella art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Napoleon Bonaparte (image only)

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: The four riddle cards shown on the cover are: 1) How can one get into a locked cemetry at night? (With a skeleton key) 2) Can you tell what nationality Napolean's parents were? ("Of course I can" - Corsican) 3) When does ten added to ten equal ten? 4) Why is the letter "A" like a honeysuckle? (Both are followed by a "B" - bee)

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?

Characters: Betsy; Bobby

Synopsis: Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff ?

Pencils: Bernard Baily

Inks: Bernard Baily

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Found on the inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, and it previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May of 1959.

Title: Clay Pigeon for a Killer!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Roger Kay]; Dick Grayson [Dick Grayson]; Roger Kay (actor); Victor Iago (villain, millionaire); Iago's gang (villains)

Synopsis: An actor announces on TV that he has solved a murder case and will announce who the killer is the next day. When the actor confesses to Bruce Wayne that this was an act to lure the real killer out into the open, the Caped Crusader poses as the actor to protect the man's life.

Pages: 11.340

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks: Sid Greene

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

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. Script previously credited to Gardner Fox. Inks previously credited to Joe Giella. Story in two parts of 5.67 pages each.

Title: The Riddle-Less Robberies of the Riddler!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Riddler's gang (villains); fur thieves (villains)

Synopsis: After the Riddler breaks out of prison, he vows never again to send riddles to Batman again before he strikes. The Caped Crusader smells a rat and discovers subtle clues that lead to the Riddler's downfall.

Pages: 11.670

Script: Gardner Fox

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks: Joe Giella

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

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. Sid Greene previously credited as the inker.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	5	0	1	1	5	11	15	16	35	37	36	42	37	30	29	22	16	37	14	16	5	4	1	0	0	415
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	16
Total	5	0	1	1	5	12	16	17	35	38	37	43	37	33	31	24	17	40	16	17	6	4	1	0	0	436

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