Batman 1940 #202 - 5.5 - $15.00

On-sale date from Direct Currents in Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #61 (June-July 1968) and its copyright registration.

• Gateway to Death! - Credits for pencils and inks were confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Irv Novick's name appears on the right-most tombstone on the cover.
• - Inside front cover. Promotional house advertisement for the Secret Six (DC, 1968 series) #2 (June-July 1968) and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #78 (June-July 1968).
• Gateway to Death! - 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 Stone. We previously credited the pencils to Frank Springer.
• - Promotional house advertisement for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #207 (June 1968 (July 1968)).
• - Letters from: Alice Herman, Dave Truesdale, and Donald D. Markstein.
• - Promotional house advertisement for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #180 (June 1968) and Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #75 (June 1968) (The Hawk and The Dove).
• Menace of the Motorcycle Marauders! - 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 Stone. Bruce Wayne does not appear in the Batman costume.
• - Letters from: Chip Langlais, Sheila Horne, and James D. Faix.
• - Thanks to Alan Hilton, Charlotte, N. Carolina.