Detective Comics #459 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Ernie Chua; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Workman	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Elliot Quinn; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (head shot)
2	A Clue before Dying!	comic story	12	script: Martin Pasko; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; letters: Ben Oda	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Walter Gaunt; Elliot Quinn; Lyle Keane; Emma Rundle; Lieutenant Dannay
3	Scream of the Gargoyle!	comic story	6	script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: Ben Oda	Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Dr. Thanatogenos; Maurice LeBlanc; Helene LeBlanc
4	-	letters page	0.67	script: Bob Rozakis
5	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Comic Reader #127	1976	On eBay ›

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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
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