Detective Comics #520 [Newsstand]
(November 1982)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume
46
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893046511
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein; Carl Gafford (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #203.
This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #520 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange; Dr. Terrence Thirteen
Reprints
Keywords
lightning; rain

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

The Haunting of "Boss" Thorne (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-8172
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hugo Strange (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Vicki Vale; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Rupert Thorne; Alfred Pennyworth; Olivia Ortega; Peter Pauling
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #354.

Where Science Ends -- Magic Begins... (Table of Contents: 2)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Dave Manak

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Indexer Notes

"Cover" of Masters of the Universe preview. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Dave Manak

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man [Prince Adam]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Teela; Man-At-Arms [Duncan]; Battle Cat [Cringer]; Sorceress [Teela 'na]; Zodac Zur; Skeletor [Keldor]; Beast Man [Raqquill Rqazz]

Indexer Notes

Masters of the Universe preview story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batcave / letters page / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1125

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jef Peckham, Susan Lattanzio, Dusty Leary, Scott Bruce, David Loudon, Dave Schmidt, Randal Ewaschuk, Wallace Lee Hopkins, and T. M. Maple.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Coming Comics / in-house column / 0.2 page (report information)

The Cat and the Conover Caper! (Table of Contents: 6)

Catwoman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Adam Kubert

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continuation of feature last in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #351.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Haunting of "Boss" Thorne
    Batman
  3. 2. Where Science Ends -- Magic Begins...
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Batcave
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    DC Coming Comics
  7. 6. The Cat and the Conover Caper!
    Catwoman
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