Dates
- Cover date
- December 1980
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #497 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition50¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition50¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893046512
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Creators
pencils: Jim Aparo, Don Newton, Curt Swan, José Delboinks: Jim Aparo, Dan Adkins, Vince Colletta, Joe Giellacolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angeloletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Milt Snapinnscript: Gerry Conway, Cary Burkett, Paul Levitz
Stories
- Bad Night in Baja · 15 pages
Batman travels to Baja Mexico to retrieve stolen US missile launch codes from The Squid who is planning to sell them to the highest bidder. Batman escapes with the documents but is badly wounded and hides out in a seedy hotel with the Squid and his men in pursuit.
- Barbara Gordon... Murderess! · 10 pages
Detective Cameron investigates Barbara Gordon for the murder of a rival Congressman.
Reprinted in
Batman's Detective Comics (1981), Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018)