PropertyValue
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  • Detective Comics Vol 1 410
Indicia Publisher
  • National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Letterer1
  • John Costanza
Inker1
  • Dick Giordano
Inker1
  • Dick Giordano
Writer1
  • Dennis O'Neil
  • Frank Robbins
Penciler1
  • Don Heck
  • Neal Adams
Writer1
  • Dennis O'Neil
  • Frank Robbins
StoryTitle
  • A Vow From the Grave!
  • Battle of the Three M's
OriginalPrice
  • 0.150000
Editor1
  • Julius Schwartz
Penciler1
  • Don Heck
  • Neal Adams
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Batgirl Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Serpy * Rigby * Milt Other Characters: * Mamie Acheson * Jules Thayer Locations: * France ** Paris * Gotham City ** Gotham Public Library Items: * None Vehicles: * None
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Eddie "Flippy" Deacon Adversaries: * Kano Wiggins * Goliath Other Characters: * Maud * Charley Bones Locations: * Earth-One **Former Circus Site Items: * Batrope Vehicles: * None
Letterer1
  • John Costanza
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • Julius Schwartz
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CoverArtist
  • Dick Giordano
  • Neal Adams
Country
  • USA
Executive Editor
  • Carmine Infantino
Issue
  • 410
Pages
  • 36
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Detective Comics
Month
  • April
Synopsis
  • When a popular fashion model Mamie Acheson is injured and has to select one of three models to act as her replacement while her leg heals, it causes quite a stir in the fashion world. Batgirl soon finds herself involved after a suspicious visit from a member of a fashion company to her library seeking to ger certain books. Learning that they were last taken out by J. Thayer, the man being Mamie Acheson's fashions, a curious Barbara decides to take a curious peek as Batgirl. However arriving at the fashion studio, she finds the man there attempting to take pictures of the fashion from a skylight. Batgirl fights him off and follows him back another garment manufacturer, where it turns out that they are indebted to a crook named Serpy who threatens to kill them if they don't square up an I.O.U. Batgirl tries to intervene, however is easily knocked out and soon finds herself strapped into a fabric cutter, with Serpy getting read to slice her in two. This story is continued next issue....
  • On the trail of an escaped killer, Batman encounters four circus freaks and later must determine who murdered one of them.
Notes
  • * "A Vow from the Grave!" is reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition C-59, Saga of Ra's al Ghul #4, The Official Batman Annual 1986 , Batman in the Seventies, and Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2. * "Battle of the Three 'M's" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1.
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1971