CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #497

DC · Series began 1937 · December 1980

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Dates

Cover date: December 1980
On sale: September 25, 1980
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #497 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 0709893046512
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Publisher’s description

In this issue, Batgirl is accused of murder. Can she clear her name before it's too late?

Reprinted in

Batman's Detective Comics (1981), Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018)