CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #502

DC · Series began 1937 · May 1981

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Dates

Cover date: May 1981
On sale: February 19, 1981
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #502 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893046505
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Publisher’s description

Julia Remarque and her friends have captured Batman and tied him up to witness the trial of Alfred Pennyworth for the murder of Mlle. Marie. Julia's desire is to kill Alfred, but following her own code of honor, she will give the man a fair trial and Lucius Fox will provide the defense.

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (2020)