Detective Comics #470 (1977) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius]
2	The Master Plan of Dr. Phosphorus!	comic story	17	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Silver St. Cloud (introduction); Doctor Phosphorous [Alexander Sartorius]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Chief O'Hara; Rupert Thorne; Smiley Royal; Dr. Bell
3	-	letters page	1	script: Bob Rozakis
4	In Tribute to the Publication of a Rare Masterpiece...	in-house column	0.67	script: Jenette Kahn
5	#9 Jack C. Harris	in-house column	0.33	script: Mike Gold

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

Collection	Year
Shadow of the Batman #1	1985	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #141	1977	On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-7161-9	2017	On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9554-7	2020	On eBay ›

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