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Detective Comics #457

DC · Series began 1937 · March 1976

first appearance of Leslie Thompkins

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Leslie Thompkins (caregiver of young Bruce Wayne) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1976
On sale: December 30, 1975
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Dick Giordano, Curt Swan, Neal Adams, Kurt Schaffenbergerinks: Dick Giordano, Terry Austin, Vince Colletta, Neal Adams, Kurt Schaffenbergercolors: Tatjana Woodscript: Denny O'Neil, Bob Rozakisletters: Ben Oda, John Workman

Stories

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley! · 12 pages
Make Way for the Elongated Woman! · 6 pages

Publisher’s description

Every night on this date, Batman abandons all other crimes and missions and secretly heads to visit Leslie Thompkins. En route, Batman stops a car-radio theft and two muggings. When one of the muggers pulls a gun on him in Crime Alley, Batman loses his temper and knocks the mugger silly while having a flashback to his parents’ murder and his “rescue” by a young Leslie Thompkins.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanAlfred PennyworthRalph DibnyThe Elongated ManThomas WayneMartha WayneSue Dearbon DibnyJoe ChillLeslie Thompkins

Reprinted in

Batman Album (1976), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1988), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), Batman in the Seventies (1999), Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (2019), Detective Comics: Batman 80th Anniversary Giant (2019)