Detective Comics #500 [Direct Edition]

(March 1981)

Detective Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Contents page with illustration on inside front cover.

To Kill a Legend (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script:

Alan Brennert

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

John Costanza

Job Number:

J-6870

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Phantom Stranger; Lieutenant James Gordon; Martha Wayne (flashback); Thomas Wayne (flashback)

Reprints:

• in Batman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1981 series) #1 (1981)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #23 (April 1982)
• in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #4/1983 (uke 24 1983)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([December] 1988)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) #[nn] ([June] 1989)
• in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #[1] ([June] 1989)
• in Batman in the Eighties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] (2004)
• in Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert (DC, 2016 series) ([July] 2016)

The "Too Many Cooks ... " Caper! (Table of Contents: 3)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

Jim Aparo ?

Job Number:

J-7087

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Roy Raymond; Human Target [Christopher Chance]; Jason Bard; Mysto the Magician Detective; Captain Compass; Pow-Wow Smith

Indexer Notes

With lots of cameos and guest-stars in this anniversary issue.

Once Upon a Time ... (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein; Snoopy [Charles M. Schulz]

Pencils:

Walt Simonson

Inks:

Walt Simonson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-7176

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #11/1981 (uke 45 1981)
• in Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (DC, 2014 series) ([December] 2014)
• in Stålmannen (Semic, 1976 series) #13/1981
which is reprinted
• in Batman (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) #10/1990 (december 1990)

Indexer Notes

Text is from a number of Peanuts strips published in 1970.

The Final Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe! (Table of Contents: 5)

Elongated Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Mike Barr

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Job Number:

J-6992

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny

The Batman Encounters - Gray Face (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / text story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Walter Gibson

Pencils:

Tom Yeates

Inks:

Tom Yeates

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-7170

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gray Face

Indexer Notes

Text story with small illustrations.

The Strange Death of Doctor Erdel (Table of Contents: 7)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

Adam Kubert

Job Number:

J-7060

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Martian Manhunter (cameo; origin)

Synopsis:

The Hawks solve The Strange Death of Dr. Erdel.

Reprints:

• in Spécial USA (Albin Michel, 1985 series) #19 (mars 1986)

Indexer Notes

Title taken from contents page. Also listed in last panel of story.

What Happens When a Batman Dies? (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman; Deadman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

John Costanza

Job Number:

J-6876

Characters:

Deadman [Boston Brand]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon

Reprints:

• in Batman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1981 series) #1 (1981)
• in Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino (DC, 2014 series) (2014)

The Guest List (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Carmine Infantino; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Bob Smith; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of cover in various states of completion, plus text about the characters. On inside back cover.