Detective Comics #504 [Direct]
(July 1981)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume
45
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Paul Levitz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Starlin (signed)
Inks
Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
C-487
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Joker
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Joker's Rumpus Room Revenge! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Joker (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Councilman Arthur Reeves (mayoral candidate); Papetto (toymaker, death); Olivia Ortega; Mickey (Joker's henchman); Donald (Joker's henchman); Horace (Joker's henchman)
Synopsis
The Joker returns with a plan to use toys to kill Batman, while mayoral candidate Arthur Reeves continues to speak out against Batman.
Reprints

Gold for Dessert (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Day in the Life of a Cop (Table of Contents: 3)

Tales of Gotham City / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Genre
superhero
Characters
Commissioner James Gordon
Reprints

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

Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-772

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Scott Gibson, Mike Cicerone, and Jeff DeMos.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The Joker's Rumpus Room Revenge!
    Batman
  3. 2. Gold for Dessert
    Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man
  4. 3. A Day in the Life of a Cop
    Tales of Gotham City
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Edvin Salihovic
  • Jim Van Dore