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Detective Comics #501

DC · Series began 1937 · April 1981

Dates

Cover date
April 1981
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #501 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 0709893046504

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

    This edition’s page

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, John Costanzascript: Gerry Conway, Cary Burkett, Paul Levitz

Stories

  • The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie! · 17 pages

    Alfred and Lucius leave Gotham mysteriously, and Batman follows them to Paris where they all become involved in the mystery behind the death of French resistance fighter Mlle. Marie.

  • The Five-Fold Revenge of Dr. Voodoo · 8 pages

    Dr. Voodoo is back for revenge on Batgirl.

Characters

Barbara GordonAlfred PennyworthBatgirl

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (2020)

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