Comic Title: Batman #188
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1966
On Sale Date: October 20, 1966 Newsstand Date October 20, 1966
Source: House Ad, Adventures of Bob Hope #102, Page 30

Newsstand Date October 20, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Adventures of Bob Hope #102

Copyright Date October 20, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan. and April; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City"
Pages: 11

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 2 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #188; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #69)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #188; next appearance in Justice League of America #50)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #188; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #69)

Villain(s)

• Matt Whitson (a magazine publisher; no further appearances)
• Hampden Dennis and Strongin (a racket boss and his chauffeur; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Publisher Matt Whitson explains to police and Batman that three of the men on his magazine's ten best-dressed men list have been recently murdered. Batman promises to investigate. Earlier in the day he had his own narrow escape from death as Bruce Wayne, another man on the list.

Batman and Robin check out the next man on the list, Hampden Dennis. Dennis believes himself to be safe, but Batman follows him anyway. Batman then discovers that Dennis is a racket boss. He arrests Dennis and turns him over to police.

Batman then checks the racket boss's home. Robin is locked in a steam room. Batman comes to his partner's aid. Whitson is waiting for him, but Batman frees Robin and defeats the publisher. Batman deduces that Whitson himself was the killer, using the list to throw police off his trail.