Detective Comics #475

(February 1978)

Mera Meets the Manta Men (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Laughing Fish! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart

Pencils

Marshall Rogers

Inks

Terry Austin

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-2773

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Silver St. Cloud; Rupert Thorne; Marko; James Gordon; G. Carl Francis

Synopsis

The Joker gives fish everywhere his face, then tries to claim copyright to his image. And he will kill anyone who gets in the way of his plan.

Reprints

• in Batman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1978 series) #2 (1978)
• in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #20 (août 1979)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #122 (1980)
• in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #6/1980 (maj 1980)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1980 (uke 24 1980)
• in Shadow of the Batman (DC, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) [recolored]
which is reprinted
• in Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
• in Superamigos (Editora Abril, 1985 series) #11 (Março 1986)
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) (1989)
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) (1988 [February 1989])
• in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([August] 1989)
• in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) ([November] 1990)
• in Batman: Strange Apparitions (DC, 1999 series) (1999 [January 2000]) [as recolored for Shadow of the Batman reprint]
• in The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2008 series) ([August] 2008)
• in Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (DC, 2011 series) (2011 [January 2012])
• in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
• in Batman - Dark Detective (Urban Comics, 2014 series) (octobre 2014)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #34 - Batman - Im Zeichen des Jokers
• in The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) ([October] 2019)
• in Batman vs. The Joker (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition) (DC, 2019 series) ([November] 2019)
• in The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([July] 2020)
• in Detective Comics #475 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([August] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Powerfun! BB & Pellet Guns by Crosman. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Crosman Air Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hands of Steel (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Lamdra Institute / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Get Rich and Famous. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Clark Candy Bars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fastest Growing Sea-Monkeys of All Time! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Satisfy Your Meat Tooth. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Discount Magic and Jokes (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

J.A.R. Discounts, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Showcase #97 Presents Power Girl (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

All 5 Posters for Only $2.00 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Poster Bonanza / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Way for the Explosive First Issue of Firestorm (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Most Spectacular Super-Hero Battle of All Time! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms Make All the Difference! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Golden Age! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-2799

Reprints

• in Detective Comics #475 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([August] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Rogue C. Farmer, Adam Castro, Walace L. Hopkins, Bryan Uhlenbrock, Nicholas Pascale and Peter John Palmer. Includes small image of the cover to issue #472.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Build Your Own Air Force (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Super Hero Time Machine (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

The Super Hero Time Machine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)