Comic Title: Batman #182
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1966
On Sale Date: May 12, 1966 Newsstand Date May 12, 1966
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #339, Page 24

Newsstand Date May 12, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Adventure Comics #345, Page 11

Copyright Date May 12, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April & Oct.; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Jack Schiff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled 80pg. Giant #G-24.

Title: "The Experiment of Professor Zero"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #148 (1949)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #53; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #94)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #53; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #94)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #53; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #94)

Villain(s)

• Professor Zero (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Beefy (Professor Zero's assistant; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Carlyle, Gresham, and Parnell (victims of Professor Zero; no further appearances)
• Two salesmen (Joe named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Using a reducing ray Professor Zero shrinks wealthy businessmen and extorts them for money. When Batman and Robin begin investigating, Professor Zero shrinks them and imprisons the Dynamic Duo in a bird cage. They escape and try to rescue the captured businessmen. Professor Zero tries to kill them, but he is accidentally killed himself.

The men then seek Zero's antidote to restore themselves to normal. Batman discovers that the antidote is fake. The effects of the ray wear off automatically after three days. Batman then finds the reducing ray which Zero had hidden inside the Bat-Signal.