Detective Comics #524 [Direct]
(March 1983)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume
47
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-12-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Nicola Cuti (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Job Number
C-258
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Squid [Lawrence Loman]
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Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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Deathgrip (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
J-8552
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Squid [Lawrence Loman] (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (third appearance, first full appearance); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Barbara Gordon [Batgirl]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Joseph Todd (second appearance); Trina Todd (second appearance); Jason Todd (second appearance); Waldo Flynn; Vicki Vale; Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Batman escapes the Squid's trap, and has a final confrontation with the Squid. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson invites some of his circus friends to Wayne Manor, including Jason Todd and his parents.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #357. Continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #358.

Mob Rule II: Heat of the Moment! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joey Cavalieri
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Ron Randall
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Phil Felix
Job Number
J-8574
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Executrix; Machiavelli
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Batcave / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kent A. Phenis, Tony Sprague and Brian Nelson.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Deathgrip
    Batman
  3. 2. Mob Rule II: Heat of the Moment!
    Green Arrow
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Batcave
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