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Detective Comics #463

DC · Series began 1937 · September 1976

Dates

Cover date
September 1976
On sale
June 29, 1976
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0709893046509

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Creators

pencils: Ernie Chan, Mike Grellinks: Ernie Chan, Frank McLaughlin, Terry Austincolors: Tatjana Woodletters: John Workmanscript: Gerry Conway, Bob Rozakisediting: Bob Rozakis

Stories

  • Death-Web · 11 pages

    Batman breaks up a drug deal, but the dealers are killed by the Black Spider, a vigilante who emulates Batman except he prefers to eliminate drug dealers permanently.

  • Crimes by Calculation · 6 pages

Publisher’s description

Batman encounters the Black Spider, a costumed vigilante out to kill every drug pusher in Gotham, regardless of anyone who might get in the way. Also, The Atom fights the Calculator, a computer-powered criminal who steals a quake-breaking device from one of Ray Palmer's colleagues at the cost of the man's life.

Reprinted in

The Flash (1975), The Atom (1982), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017)

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