CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #520

DC · Series began 1937 · November 1982

first appearance of Zodac, King Randor and Queen Marlena

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Zodac (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
King Randor (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
Queen Marlena (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: November 1982
On sale: August 26, 1982
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #520 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition
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Publisher’s description

Rupert Thorne hires Dr. Terence Thirteen to break the “ghost” of Hugo Strange, while the Batman pretends to spring Deadshot to gain information from him on Rupert Thorne. Catwoman runs into an old member of her gang and, following him, learns that he appears to be involved in a robbery.

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017)