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| Image = Batman_188.jpg
  
| Image = Batman_188.jpg
 
| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
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| Issue = 168
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| Issue = 188
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| Day = 20
 
| Month = December
  
| Month = December
 
| Year = 1966
  
| Year = 1966
   
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| Executive Editor =
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| Executive Editor = Julius Schwartz
 
| CoverArtist1 = Carmine Infantino
  
| CoverArtist1 = Carmine Infantino
 
| CoverArtist2 = Joe Giella
  
| CoverArtist2 = Joe Giella
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| CoverArtist3 = Ira Schnapp
   
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| Editor1_1 =
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| Editor1_1 = Julius Schwartz
 
| Writer1_1 = John Broome
  
| Writer1_1 = John Broome
 
| Penciler1_1 = Sheldon Moldoff
  
| Penciler1_1 = Sheldon Moldoff
 
| Inker1_1 = Joe Giella
  
| Inker1_1 = Joe Giella
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| Colourist1_1 =
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| Letterer1_1 = Gaspar Saladino
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| Editor2_1 = Julius Schwartz
 
| Writer2_1 = Gardner Fox
  
| Writer2_1 = Gardner Fox
 
| Penciler2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff
  
| Penciler2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff
 
| Inker2_1 = Sid Greene
  
| Inker2_1 = Sid Greene
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| Colourist1_1 =
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| Colourist2_1 =
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| Letterer1_1 =
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| Letterer2_1 = Gaspar Saladino
   
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| Quotation =
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| Quotation = A good eraser removes clues as they're being made..!
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| Speaker =
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| Speaker = [[Leonard Fiasco (New Earth)|The Eraser]]
   
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| StoryTitle1 = "The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman"
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| StoryTitle1 = The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman!
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| Synopsis1 =
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| StoryTitle2 = "The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City!"
  
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[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]] and [[Richard Grayson (Earth-One)|Robin]] go up against a crook named the [[Leonard Fiasco (New Earth)|Eraser]], who offers criminals a special service in which he erases all evidence from a crime scene so that crooks can get off scot-free. While posing as a common thief, Batman learns that the Eraser is really an old collage classmate named Lenny Fiasco, who decided to turn to a life of crime after becoming a laughing stock in high school and was jilted Cecilia Smith, a girl who ended up being the ice queen to Bruce Wayne's ice king during a winter carnival.
   
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Escaping the Eraser's trap, Bruce switches to his guise of Batman, and with Robin manages to defeat the Eraser and his gang, turning them over to the police. In jail, Lenny learns that crime does not pay.
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| Synopsis1 = Batman and Robin go up against a crook named the Eraser, who offers criminals a special service in which he erases all evidence from a crime scene so that crooks can get off scott free. While posing as a common thief, Batman learns that the Eraser is really an old collage classmate named Lenny Fiasco, who decided to turn to a life of crime after becoming a laughing stock in high school and was jilted Cecilia Smith, a girl who ended up being the ice queen to Bruce Wayne's ice king during a winter carnival.<br>
  
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Escaping the Erasers trap, Bruce switches to his guise of Batman, and with Robin manages to defeat the Eraser and his gang and turn them over to the police. In jail, Lenny learns that crime does not pay.
 
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| Synopsis2 = Batman and Robin asked to aid the Gotham police in solving a mystery where it appears that the subjects of a recent magazine article rating the top ten best dressed wealthy men in Gotham City are all being targeted for murder. Being on the list himself (as Bruce Wayne) and narrowly escaping a death trap himself, Batman and Robin go on the case to solve the mystery. After a daring mystery, they learn that the killer was magazine writer Matt Winston who was using the list as a cover up to murder a popular author on the list who became privy to the fact that during the war, Winston was captured by the enemy and betrayed his country in order to save his own life.
 
   
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| StoryTitle2 = The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City!
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| Appearing1 =
 
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| Synopsis2 =
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Batman and Robin are asked to aid the [[Gotham City Police Department]] in solving a mystery where it appears that the subjects of a recent magazine article, rating the top ten best dressed wealthy men in [[Gotham City]], are all being targeted for murder. Being on the list himself (as Bruce Wayne) and narrowly escaping a death trap himself, Batman and Robin go on the case to solve the mystery. After a daring mystery, they learn that the killer was the magazine publisher, Matt Whitson who was using the list as a cover up to murder a popular author on the list who became privy to the fact that during the war, Whitson was captured by the enemy and betrayed his country in order to save his own life.
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman (Earth-One)]]
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* {{apn|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]]|The Brave and the Bold #69|Justice League of America #50}}
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* [[Richard Grayson (New Earth)|Robin (Dick Grayson)]]<br/>
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* {{a|[[Richard Grayson (Earth-One)|Robin]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (Earth-One)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[James Gordon (Earth-One)|James Gordon]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
  
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* The [[Eraser]]<br/>
  
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* {{apn|[[Leonard Fiasco (New Earth)|The Eraser]]|-|Ambush Bug: Year None Vol 1 4}} {{1st}}{{Flashalso}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Celia Smith {{Flashback}}
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* [[Alfred Pennyworth (New Earth)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
  
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'''Locations:'''
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* [[James Gordon]]<br/>
  
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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** {{a|[[Wayne Manor]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Batcave]]}}
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'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Batrope]]}}
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'''Vehicles:'''
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* {{a|[[Batmobile]]}}
   
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| Appearing2 =
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman (Earth-One)]]
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]]}}
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* [[Richard Grayson (New Earth)|Robin (Dick Grayson)]]<br/>
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* {{a|[[Richard Grayson (Earth-One)|Robin]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[James Gordon (Earth-One)|James Gordon]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Matt Whitson {{Only}}
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* <br/>
  
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* Hampden Dennis {{Only}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
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** Strongin {{Only}}
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* [[James Gordon]]<br/>
  
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'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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** {{a|[[GCPD Headquarters]]}}
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| Cast1 =
 
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'''Items:'''
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| Cast2 =
 
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* {{a|[[Utility Belt]]}}
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| Location1 =
 
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'''Vehicles:'''
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| Location2 =
 
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* {{a|[[Batmobile]]}}
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| Notes =
 
| Notes =
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* Only Silver Age appearance of [[Leonard Fiasco (New Earth)|The Eraser]]. The Eraser makes his first modern appearance in {{c|Ambush Bug: Year None #4}}.
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| Trivia =
 
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| Recommended =
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| Recommended = {{Batman RR}}
 
| Links =
 
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Revision as of 20:32, 6 April 2019

"The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman!": Batman and Robin go up against a crook named the Eraser, who offers criminals a special service in which he erases all evidence from a crime scene so that crooks

Quote1 A good eraser removes clues as they're being made..! Quote2
— The Eraser

Batman #188 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1966. It was published on October 20, 1966.

Synopsis for "The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman!"

Batman and Robin go up against a crook named the Eraser, who offers criminals a special service in which he erases all evidence from a crime scene so that crooks can get off scot-free. While posing as a common thief, Batman learns that the Eraser is really an old collage classmate named Lenny Fiasco, who decided to turn to a life of crime after becoming a laughing stock in high school and was jilted Cecilia Smith, a girl who ended up being the ice queen to Bruce Wayne's ice king during a winter carnival.

Escaping the Eraser's trap, Bruce switches to his guise of Batman, and with Robin manages to defeat the Eraser and his gang, turning them over to the police. In jail, Lenny learns that crime does not pay.

Appearing in "The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Template:Apn (First appearance)(Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

  • Celia Smith (Flashback only)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:


Synopsis for "The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City!"

Batman and Robin are asked to aid the Gotham City Police Department in solving a mystery where it appears that the subjects of a recent magazine article, rating the top ten best dressed wealthy men in Gotham City, are all being targeted for murder. Being on the list himself (as Bruce Wayne) and narrowly escaping a death trap himself, Batman and Robin go on the case to solve the mystery. After a daring mystery, they learn that the killer was the magazine publisher, Matt Whitson who was using the list as a cover up to murder a popular author on the list who became privy to the fact that during the war, Whitson was captured by the enemy and betrayed his country in order to save his own life.

Appearing in "The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Matt Whitson (Single appearance)
  • Hampden Dennis (Single appearance)
    • Strongin (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Notes



See Also

Recommended Reading

Links and References

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