Detective Comics #508 [Direct]
(November 1981)

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Volume
45
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-07-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (editor); Dave Manak (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
C-723
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Gregory Griffin [Khafire]
Reprints
Keywords
Sphinx

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Secret of the Sphinx Sinister! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
J-7545
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Alfred Pennyworth; Arthur Reeves; Gregory Griffin [Khafire]; Donaldson; Mustapha
Synopsis
Batman travels to Egypt rescue Selina who has been kidnapped by a man who believes he is the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince and Selina is the reincarnation of his queen.
Reprints
Keywords
Egypt; Giza; Sphinx

Clean Sweep (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Red Tornado / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Attack of the Annihilator! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batgirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett; Wendy Beraud (plot assist)
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-7680
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Supergirl
Reprints

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

Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robin Snyder
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-858

Indexer Notes

Snyder credit per Gary Usher's Robin Snyder Comic Book List. Letters of comment from Fred Hembeck, Patrick Garza, Donald Calderone, and Kent Phenis.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Secret of the Sphinx Sinister!
    Batman
  3. 2. Clean Sweep
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Red Tornado
  4. 3. The Attack of the Annihilator!
    Batgirl
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Batcave
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • John DiBello
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore