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Detective Comics #489

DC · Series began 1937 · April 1980

Dates

Cover date
April 1980
On sale
January 22, 1980
Pages
68

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0709893046504

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Creators

pencils: Ross Andru, Irv Novick, Curt Swan, Don Heck, Alex Saviuk, José Delbo, Don Newtoninks: Dick Giordano, Vince Colletta, Steve Mitchell, Bob Smith, Dan Adkinscolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angelo, Bob LeRoseletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Milt Snapinn, Todd Kleinscript: J. M. DeMatteis, Paul Kupperberg, Jack C. Harris, Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis, Denny O'Neilediting: Ross Andru

Stories

  • Creatures of the Night! · 8 pages

    There's a vampire roaming Gotham City but Batman doesn't believe it.

  • When the Inmates Run the Madhouse! · Tales of Gotham City · 8 pages

    Ex-con Charlie Morgan blames Gordon for his brother's death during a robbery, so he arranges a prison riot to lure Gordon to the facility to exact his revenge.

  • The Mind Warp Mystery · 15 pages

    Dick Grayson asks one of his college professors who is involved in memory research to consult on a case, but in the process Batgirl's memories are erased by the professor, who learns Batgirl's and Robin's secret identities from the stolen memories. Later, Batgirl's memories are restored, except for the memory of Batman and Robin's secret identities.

  • Computer Crisis · 5 pages

    While on monitor duty in the Justice League satellite, the Atom discovers baby Dharlu aliens in the computer.

  • The Bogus Butlers · Batman's Butler Alfred · 5 pages

    When Alfred sees a newspaper photo of a butler arrested for robbery, the butler appears to be Alfred himself, so he sets out to solve the mystery.

  • Where Strike the Assassins · 10 pages

    Batman searches for a geologist who has been kidnapped by Sensei and the League of Assassins.

Reprinted in

Batman Album (1976), Superman Presents Adventure Comics (1982), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1991), Batman: Tales of the Demon (1992), 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)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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