Comic Title: Batman #203
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1968
On Sale Date: May 9, 1968 Newsstand Date May 9, 1968
Source: House Ad, Aquaman #40, Page 10

Copyright Date May 9, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date May 9, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #65

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April & Oct.
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled 80pg. Giant #G-49.

Title: "Secret of the Batmobile"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Batman #98 (1956)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #98; next appearance in Detective Comics #229)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #98; next appearance in Detective Comics #229)
• Vicki Vale (last appearance in Detective Comics #221; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #85)

Villain(s)

• The Racer (no further appearances)
• A gang of looters (appear in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Blair (a witness; appears in flashback; no further appearances)
• Vicki Vale's editor (last appearance in Batman #85; next appearance in Detective Comics #245)

Synopsis:
When Batman pursues the Racer in the Batmobile, Vicki Vale snaps a photo of the chase. Batman sees the photo and worries that it will reveal a secret. He convinces Vicki to run several stories of cases in which the Batmobile was used before printing the photo. The reason for this is that the engine of the Batmobile was damaged. While repairs continued, Batman replaced the Batmobile with Bruce Wayne's sportscar. Vicki's photo showed the sportscar and would have given away his identity. Batman finishes the Batmobile repairs and catches the Racer. Vicki deduces that her photo pictured a fake Batmobile, but she turns the picture over to Batman without realizing the secret it held.