CATALOG RECORD
Detective Comics #520
first appearance of Zodac, King Randor and Queen Marlena
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Zodac (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
- King Randor (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
- Queen Marlena (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1982
- On sale
- August 3, 1982
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #520 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition60¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Haunting of "Boss" Thorne · 16 pages
- Fate Is the Killer · 14 pages
In Eternia, Zodac attempts to warn Prince Adam about a death he has foreseen. Skeletor searches the Dark Sea for the missing half of the Power Sword. On Earth, Superman follows three energy spheres underwater, where he is pulled into a vortex. Superman arrives in Eternia, and is faced with Skeletor, Beast-Man and Mer-Man. Superman gets one half of the Power Sword away from Skeletor, but Skeletor attacks with the remaining half. He-Man arrives and picks up the fallen half, hurling it at Skeletor. The power of the sword disintegrates Skeletor. He-Man dies but is revived by the sword's energies.
- The Cat and the Conover Caper! · 7 pages
Publisher’s description
Rupert Thorne hires Dr. Terence Thirteen to break the “ghost” of Hugo Strange, while the Batman pretends to spring Deadshot to gain information from him on Rupert Thorne. Catwoman runs into an old member of her gang and, following him, learns that he appears to be involved in a robbery.
Characters
Reprinted in
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017)