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Detective Comics #485

DC · Series began 1937 · August-September 1979

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Dates

Cover date: August-September 1979
On sale: May 8, 1979
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0709893046509
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Creators

pencils: Dick Giordano, Don Newton, Kurt Schaffenberger, Steve Ditko, Don Heckinks: Dick Giordano, Dan Adkins, Dave Hunt, Steve Ditko, John Celardo, Frank McLaughlincolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angelo, Glynis Oliver, Jerry Serpeletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Shelly Lefermanscript: Paul Levitz, Denny O'Neil, Paul Kupperberg, Len Wein, Jack C. Harris, Bob Rozakisediting: Al Milgrom

Stories

The Vengeance Vow! · 20 pages
Receiving a warning that Kathy Kane, the former Batwoman, is in danger, Batman travels to Kathy's circus only to find her attacked by the League of Assassins. Kathy is killed in the attack. Ra's Al Ghul reveals that the Sensei is behind the attack, so Batman goes after him, but must face off against the formidable Bronze Tiger.
The Case of the Cavorting Corpse! · 10 pages
Robin stops a group of diamond smugglers.
The Fatal Finale! · 12 pages
Baron Tyme tries to siphon energy from Etrigan but Jason Blood's friends and a magic mirror put an end to Baron Tyme.
The Case of the Untouchable Crook! · 11 pages
Batgirl investigates payoffs to a U.S. Congressman by a foreign country.
SST -- The Super-Sonic Threat! · 11 pages
Man-Bat takes the case of Cara Eliot who wants him to follow her husband.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinBarbara GordonAlfred PennyworthBatgirlJason BloodEtrigan the DemonTalia al GhulRa's al GhulBenjamin TurnerThe Bronze TigerKirk LangstromMan-BatKathy KaneBatwomanRandu SinghGlenda MarkFrancine LangstromHarry MatthewsJason BardThe SenseiBecky LangstromBaron TymeAbner BeckermannChief McDonald

Reprinted in

Batman Album (1976), The Untold Legend of the Batman (1982), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1991), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1992), The Steve Ditko Omnibus (2011), Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Batman: Tales of the Demon (2020), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020), DC Finest: The Demon: Birth of the Demon (2026)