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497December 1980
$0.50

Detective Comics #497

DC · December 1980

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#497
Publication date
December 1980
Key date
1980-12-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
1Bad Night in Bajacomic story15script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Waldo Pepper (hotel owner); Ernie Edwards (thug); Sloan (FBI agent); Witt (FBI agent); The Squid [Clement Carp] (villain); Squid's men; Marie Schneider (newlywed); David (Marie's husband); Mr. Halston
3Barbara Gordon... Murderess!comic story10script: Cary Burkett; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Milt SnapinnBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Doreen Gray; James Stein; Robert "Bob" Barton; Detective Cameron; Richard Bender; Assistant District Attorney Charles Turner
4Batcaveletters page1script: Paul Levitz

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893046512
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales of the Batman: Don Newton #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3294-8		2012On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7255-5		2017On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7161-9		2017On eBay ›
Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-8841-9		2019On eBay ›

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