Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #418

Cover Date: December 1971
Cover Price: $0.25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams

Story: "...And Be A Villain!" (18 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dennis O'Neil
Pencils	Irv Novick
Inks	Dick Giordano
Lettering	John Costanza
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Guest Star(s):

Creeper

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Dr. Ishmael Yatz (first appearance; son of Dr. Yatz who created The Creeper; trying to recreate a similar formula)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Wayne Enterprises

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Batman #6 (2016)

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Second Story: "The Kingpin is Dead!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Frank Robbins
Art	Don Heck
Lettering	John Costanza
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Other Character(s):

Floyd Marcus (first appearance; a former mob boss; dies)

Larry "The Blimp" Cooper (first appearance; Marcus' right hand man)

Comment(s):

This story continues into next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1 (2007)

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 (2017)

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Third Story (reprint): "The Case of the Terrified Tenderfoot!" (4 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

Sierra Smith

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #1 (September-October 1948)

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