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499February 1981
$0.50

Detective Comics #499

DC · February 1981

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#499
Publication date
February 1981
Key date
1981-02-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cave-In!!!cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John WorkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (small image)
1Allies in the Shadowscomic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond] (villain); Willie Macon; unnamed miners; 'Boss' Dooley; Mickey; Dooley's men; Willie Macon's wife; Carrie Macon (Willie's daughter); Willie Macon's unnamed other daughter; unnamed Bleak Rock residents; Sam
3Chains of Guilt!comic story8script: Cary Burkett; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John CostanzaBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Dover; Doreen Gray; Judge Davis; Randall F. Borowitz

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893046502
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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CollectionYear
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1
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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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