Detective Comics #503

Dates

Cover date

June 1981

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #503 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.

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition50¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0709893046506

  This edition’s page
• UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

  British

  Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

  Source ↗

Publisher’s description

As the electoral campaign starts in Gotham City, Batman goes out on patrol and is shot with a dart. He takes the sample to the Batcave to analyze it, but is unable to find anything wrong. The next day, Bruce realizes that his mere presence causes fright in the people nearby and he deduces there must be a connection between the dart and the strange events. Robin enlists Batgirl's help and they get in touch with Batman, who provides them the instructions necessary to crack the case.

Reprinted in

Batman: Scarecrow Tales (2005), Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017)