Comic Title: Batman #161
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1964
On Sale Date: December 5, 1963 Copyright Date December 5, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Bat-Mite Hero"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #161; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #139)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #161; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #139)
• Bat-Mite (last appearance in Batman #158; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #152)

Villain(s)

• Frank Collins and his partners, three members of the Saxton Gang, the Human Fly Bandits and three unnamed hold-up men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jerome Withers (no further appearances)
• The Blond Bombshell and his manager (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin try to stop a hold-up at a baseball stadium. When Bat-Mite appears, he makes the chase more exciting with his magic. Batman scolds Bat-Mite, telling him to find a new hero to bother.

Bat-Mite takes the advice and uses his magic to transform an ordinary man into the Bat-Mite Hero. When his new hero fumbles a capture in front of Batman, Bat-Mite fires him and chooses an athletic man to become his hero. This man fails too, but Bat-Mite tries a third time.

The third man is really a crooks who tries to help his partners escape from Batman. Bat-Mite then assists Batman in capturing the crooks and his magical hero. Bat-Mite returns to his own dimension following the embarrassing incident.