Detective Comics #503 [Direct]
(June 1981)

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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-413
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The 6 Days of the Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Mayor Hamilton Hill (cameo); Councilman Arthur Reeves (newspaper photo); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Sharon (Commissioner Gordon's secretary); Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (image in clouds); Big Fredo; roller-skate bandits; Betty Lunden; Carl (works for Lunden Chemical)
Synopsis
Scarecrow has developed a new fear pheromone that makes anyone near Batman deathly afraid of him. Unable to work openly because of the fear he causes in others, he calls in Robin and Batgirl to track down Scarecrow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Councilman Reeves previously appeared in Detective Comics #463-464 as City Commissioner Reeves who had a very anti-Batman stance. In this issue, it is announced he is running for mayor against current mayor Hamilton Hill with a promise to get rid of Batman whom he blames for the rise of violence in the city.

Gold Mine Rescue (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen

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

Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (credited as PL)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Dusty Leary, J. P. Kelly, and Jeffrey Lowndes.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. The 6 Days of the Scarecrow
    Batman
  3. 2. Gold Mine Rescue
    Hostess Twinkies; Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Andre Heikamp
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore