| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #457
Cover Date: March 1976
Cover Price: $.30
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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Giordano
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Art | Dick Giordano |
| Inks | Terry Austin (backrounds) |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Assistant editing | Bob Rozakis |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Batman Family #4/2; next in World's Finest Comics #236)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman Family #4/2)
- Leslie Thompkins (first appearance; a now elderly lady who comforted young Bruce Wayne after his parents were murdered; last in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #23; next in issue #483)
Villain(s):
- Two hubcap thieves (first appearance for both)
- An unnamed mugger (first appearance; a crook who knows the underworld rumor mill)
- Two other muggers (first appearance for both; Gooch named; make the bad mistake of trying to mug Leslie Thompkins while Batman was around)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Wayne Foundation
- Crime Alley (first appearance; the area where Thomas and Martha Wayne were shot; formerly known as Park Row)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on the 21st (possibly) anniversary of his parents' death.
Story Reprinted in:
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989)
- Batman in the Seventies (1999)
- Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (2019)
- Detective Comics: Batman 80th Anniversary Giant (2019)
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Art | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Assistant editing | Bob Rozakis |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Elongated Man (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #220)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Heather and her two unnamed brothers
Location(s):
- Cape Crescent
Comment(s):
- This story continues from last issue.