Comic Title: Batman #194
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1967
On Sale Date: June 6, 1967 Newsstand Date June 6, 1967
Source: House Ad, Batman #193, Page 40

Newsstand Date June 6, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Detective Comics #365, Page 30

Copyright Date June 6, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967


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

Title: "The Problem of the Proxy Paintings"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #194; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #168)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #194; next appearance in Detective Comics #366)
• The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Martin Tellman (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Kaye Daye (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Hugh Rankin (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• District Attorney Danton (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Batman #196)
• Art Saddows (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)

Villain(s)

• John Burelson (an art dealer; no further appearances)
• A group of thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Haverford Mimms (an art scholar; no further appearances)
• Reginald Stonefellow and Ronald (an industrialist and his son; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Martin Tellman contacts his friends in the Mystery Analysts club to help solve a mystery in which he possesses authentic paintings worth thousands of dollars instead of worthless copies. With Batman's help the Analysts discover that Tellman's wealthy friend Reginald Stonefellow switched the paintings. He gave Tellman the paintings as a gift, but Tellman wouldn't accept them if he didn't use the ruse.

The paintings are then nearly stolen by thieves. Batman wonders how the crooks knew the paintings were authentic and is able to trace them back to art dealer John Burelson. Batman and the Analysts then trap Burelson and arrest him for the theft.