PropertyValue
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  • Detective Comics Vol 1 494
Indicia Publisher
  • DC Comics, Inc.
Letterer1
  • Ben Oda
  • John Costanza
  • Milt Snapinn
Inker1
  • Vince Colletta
  • Bob Smith
  • Dan Spiegle
  • Frank Chiaramonte
  • Gerald Forton
Inker1
  • Vince Colletta
  • Bob Smith
  • Dan Spiegle
  • Frank Chiaramonte
  • Gerald Forton
Writer1
  • Jack C. Harris
  • Michael Fleisher
  • J.M. DeMatteis
  • Cary Burkett
Penciler1
  • Jose Delbo
  • Dan Spiegle
  • Charles Nicholas
  • Don Newton
  • Gerald Forton
Colourist1
  • Adrienne Roy
  • Gene D'Angelo
Writer1
  • Jack C. Harris
  • Michael Fleisher
  • J.M. DeMatteis
  • Cary Burkett
StoryTitle
  • Explosion Of The Soul!
  • Tales of Gotham City
  • The Crime Doctor Calls At Midnight!
  • The Hazing Homicide!
  • The Lesser Evil!
OriginalPrice
  • 1
Editor1
  • Paul Levitz
Penciler1
  • Jose Delbo
  • Dan Spiegle
  • Charles Nicholas
  • Don Newton
  • Gerald Forton
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Flip Supporting Characters: * Juan Adversaries: * The West-Side Mob Other Characters: * Mr. Artie * Leroy * Mr. Regelski Locations: * Gotham City Items: * None Vehicles: * None
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Jennifer Anne Adversaries: * Biff Braddock Other Characters: * Alan Proctor * Judy Simmons * Philips * Rogers * David Frazer * Robinson Locations: * New Carthage ** Hudson University Items: * Batrope * Batarang Vehicles: * Robin's Motorcycle
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Commissioner Gordon * Alfred Pennyworth Adversaries: * * Mike * Fred * Angie Other Characters: * Dr. Dundee Locations: * Gotham City ** Gotham City Police Headquarters ** Wayne Foundation ** Gotham City Sewer System Items: * Bat-Signal * Batarang * Batrope Vehicles: * Batmobile * Crime Doctor's Ambulance
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Slime Killer * Willie Carroll * "Fatboy" Carter Other Characters: * Jonathan Davis Locations: * Metropolis ** Suicide Slum *** Garfield High School Items: * None Vehicles: * None
  • Featured Characters: * Batgirl Supporting Characters: * Commissioner Gordon Adversaries: * Boss Vance * Ray Beeler Other Characters: * Tracy Dover * Jim Dover * Jeff Cotton * James Stein * Richard Bender * Robert Barton Locations: * Gotham City ** Gotham City Police Headquarters ** Humanities Research and Development Center Items: * Batrope Vehicles: * Batcycle
Letterer1
  • Ben Oda
  • John Costanza
  • Milt Snapinn
Colourist1
  • Adrienne Roy
  • Gene D'Angelo
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • Paul Levitz
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CoverArtist
  • Jim Aparo
Country
  • USA
Executive Editor
  • Joe Orlando
Issue
  • 494
Pages
  • 68
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Detective Comics
Month
  • 9
Synopsis
  • Robin investigates a campus death by drowning which appears to be the result of a frat’s pledge hazing, but which turns out to be something quite different.
  • Black Lightning takes on the Slime Killer, a vigilante who kills the evildoers in Suicide Slum.
  • Batgirl pits herself against two rival gangs in Gotham who are fighting for control of a local theater to cement their power over a neighborhood.
  • A runner for the local mob sacrifices his life to save a child from gangsters.
Notes
  • * First Earth-One appearance of the Crime Doctor. * This issue's "Tales of Gotham City" story is reprinted in Best of DC #11.
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1980