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Detective Comics #498

DC · Series began 1937 · January 1981

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Dates

Cover date: January 1981
Pages: 40

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #498 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.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893046501
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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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, Albert DeGuzmanscript: Gerry Conway, Cary Burkett, Paul Levitz

Stories

Night of the Savage · 17 pages
Blockbuster, after being presumed drowned in Gotham Harbor, washes ashore near a small West Virginia town, where he befriended by a local miner. When Batman travels to there to investigates a Blockbuster sighting, the local union boss assumes Batman is there to investigate his criminal activities and takes steps to eliminate him.
The Tightening Web! · 8 pages
With Barbara charged with murder, and new evidence continuing to pile up against her, Batgirl must investigate to find out who is framing her.

Reprinted in

Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics (1981), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018)