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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #494

DC · Series began 1937 · September 1980

Dates

Cover date
September 1980
On sale
June 25, 1980
Pages
68

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0709893046509

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Creators

pencils: Jim Aparo, Don Newton, Dan Spiegle, Curt Swan, José Delbo, Charles Nicholas, Fred Hembeck, Gérald Fortoninks: Jim Aparo, Bob Smith, Dan Spiegle, Frank Chiaramonte, Vince Colletta, Fred Hembeck, Gérald Fortoncolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angeloletters: Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn, John Costanza, Ben Odascript: Michael Fleisher, Jack C. Harris, Cary Burkett, Mike W. Barr, Fred Hembeck, J. M. DeMatteis, Paul Levitz

Stories

  • The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight! · 16 pages

    Batman faces a new twist in crime, the Crime Doctor, who uses medical tools and knowledge to plan crimes and to help criminals for a percent of the take.

  • Pinball · 7 pages
  • The Lesser Evil!!! · 10 pages

    Batgirl investigates when two rival crime bosses clash over a theater that is slated to be torn down and replaced with affordable housing.

  • The Hazing Homicide! · 8 pages

    Robin investigates when a fraternity pledge dies during a hazing incident.

  • Explosion of the Soul! · 10 pages

    Black Lightning stops the Slime Killer, a masked vigilante killing criminals in Suicide Slum who happens to be the father of one of his students, Jonathan Davis.

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), Batman's Detective Comics (1981), Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011), Black Lightning (2016), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)

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