Comic Title: Batman #201
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1968
On Sale Date: March 5, 1968 Newsstand Date March 5, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Brave and the Bold #77, Page 23

Newsstand Date March 5, 1968
Source: House Ad, Flash #178, Page 67

Copyright Date March 5, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Apr. and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Batman's Gangland Guardians"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Chic Stone
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in Justice League of America #62)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in Action Comics #365)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #175)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Detective Comics #373; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Justice League of America #61; next appearance in Batman #257)
• Joker (last appearance in Batman #200; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #177)
• Catwoman (last appearance in Batman #197; next appearance in Batman #210)
• Cluemaster (last appearance in Detective Comics #351; next appearance in Batman #293)
• Mad Hatter (last appearance in Batman #161; next appearance in Batman #291)
• Johnny Witts (last appearance in Batman #192; next appearance in Super Friends #26)
• Roy Reynolds (aka the Getaway Genius; last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #254)
• Mr. Esper (last appearance in Detective Comics #352; next appearance in Batman #209)
• Members of a west coast crime syndicate (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When a west coast crime syndicate moves to Gotham City then plan a series of death traps to eliminate Batman. Worried that they will become the syndicate's next targets when Batman is dead, seven of Gotham's top villains team up to protect Batman from the death traps. The Penguin supplies the details to Catwoman, the Joker, Cluemaster, Johnny Witts, the Getaway Genius, and the Mad Hatter which allow them to foil the traps. Another Gotham crook, Mr. Esper is also working to help Batman by secretly passing the information to the Penguin. When Batman successfully foils the syndicate's traps, they abandon their Gotham City takeover plan.