Detective Comics
#490
(May 1980)
DC,
1937 Series
- Volume
- 44
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1980-02-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893046505
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #177.
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-311
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sensei; Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul
- Reprints
-
in Batman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #2 (1980) -
in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #50 ([April 1981] ?) [vignette] -
in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #422 (16 October 1984) -
in Batman: Tales of the Demon (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Requiem for a Martyr!
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- J-6427
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Lurk; Gotham City mayor; Commissioner James Gordon; Reverend Feeney (death); world religious leaders; Barton McManus; Sensei; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul
- Synopsis
- Batman must stop Sensei who plans to assassinate the world's religious leaders who have come to Gotham for a conference.
- Reprints
- in Batman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #2 (1980)
-
in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #33 (4ème trimestre 1980) - in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #50 ([April 1981] ?)
- in Batman: Tales of the Demon (Warner Books, 1992 series) (1991)
- in Batman: Tales of the Demon (DC, 1991 series) ([May] 1991)
- in Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (DC, 2011 series) (2011 [February 2012])
- in Batman: Tales of the Demon (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Storyline continues from previous issue. Batman gets justice for Kathy Kane who was killed by the League of Assassins on Sensei's orders in issue #485.
Dance of Death!
Batgirl / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-6507
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Charles Rey; Philipe Rey; Cecile Rey
- Synopsis
- Batgirl investigates murder attempts against an aging ballet star where the prime suspects are his children.
- Reprints
- in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #32 (novembre décembre 1980)
- in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #22 (1981)
- in Batgirl and Robin (K. G. Murray, 1982 ? series) (February 1982)
- in Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([May] 2019)
-
Encounter
Tales of Gotham City / comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- J-6491
- Genre
- drama
- Reprints
- in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #33 (4ème trimestre 1980)
-
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #7/1981 (1981) -
in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #5/1981 (uke 32 1981) -
in Super-Heróis (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1982 series) #10 (1 de Julho de 1983)
-
The Deadly Answers!
Robin / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-6495
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jennifer Anne; Mrs. Higgins; Professor Milton; Billy Baldwain; unnamed switchboard operator; Chief Frank McDonald; Mr. Myers (the man in black)
- Synopsis
- Robin investigates a college exam cheating scandal.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #19/1980 (17. September 1980)
- in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #32 (novembre décembre 1980)
- in Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #51 ([July 1981] ?)
- in Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
The man in black is identified as Mr. Myers in Detective Comics #493.
Lightning Strikes Out!
Black Lightning / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-6494
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]
- Reprints
- in Black Lightning (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([March] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Feature continues from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #261. Title is Lightning Strikes Twice Out! with the word "Twice" crossed out.
[no title indexed]
The Batcave / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-492
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Gary Thompson, Roger Schoolcraft and Unsigned.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
Requiem for a Martyr!
Batman -
2.
An Arrow in Time
Green Arrow; Hostess Fruit Pies -
3.
Dance of Death!
Batgirl -
4.
Encounter
Tales of Gotham City -
5.
The Deadly Answers!
Robin -
6.
Lightning Strikes Out!
Black Lightning -
7.
[no title indexed]
The Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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