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Detective Comics #488

DC · Series began 1937 · February-March 1980

Dates

Cover date
February-March 1980
On sale
November 6, 1979
Pages
68

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0709893046503

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Creators

pencils: Dick Giordano, Don Newton, Johnny Craig, Curt Swan, José Delbo, Eduardo Barreto, Kurt Schaffenbergerinks: Dick Giordano, Dan Adkins, Johnny Craig, Vince Colletta, Frank Chiaramonte, Joe Giellacolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Doug Klein, Gene D'Angeloletters: Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn, Ben Odascript: Cary Burkett, Denny O'Neil, Jack C. Harris, Mike W. Barr, Paul Levitz

Stories

  • The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman · 17 pages

    When the Spook is hired to free a death row inmate, he causes Batman to switch places with the prisoner, with the guards believing that Batman is the prisoner as the clock ticks down to the scheduled execution.

  • The Last Duty! · Tales of Gotham City · 8 pages
  • The Leader of the Dark Lords · 10 pages

    In the wake of Barbara Gordon losing her re-election to Congress, Batgirl must try to stop violence from erupting between two street gangs when the leader of one gang is found murdered on the turf of the other gang.

  • Minus One Miracle Car! · 6 pages
  • The Great Campus Kidnap! · 10 pages

    Robin investigates when several Hudson University students are kidnapped.

Reprinted in

Batman's Detective Comics (1981), Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)

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