Comic Title: Batman #162
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1964
On Sale Date: January 23, 1964 Newsstand Date January 23, 1964
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #325, Page 13

Copyright Date January 23, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

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

Title: "The Batman Creature"
Pages: 16

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

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Black Casebook TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #324; next appearance in Batman #162)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #324; next appearance in Batman #162)
• Batwoman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #139; next appearance in Detective Comics #325)
• Ace the Bat-Hound (last appearance in Batman #158; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #143)

Villain(s)

• Eric Barroc and Roscoe (maker of the trained beast-humans and his henchman; no further appearances)
• The animal-men (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A criminal scientist has developed a device to turn animals into men. He trains the animal-men to steal, then sets them loose. Batman follows them back to their hide-out, where the scientist turns the ray on Batman. Batman becomes a giant creature that menaces Gotham.

Batman in his creature form rampages, climbing buildings while being pursued by police and the army. Robin and Batwoman locate Batman and calm him. When the animal-men strike again, the Batman creature helps capture them.

The Batman creature suddenly leaves to instinctively return to the crook's hide-out. Batwoman and Robin follow with Bat-Hound. Once they subdue the crooks, they are able to restore Batman to normal.