| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #495
Cover Date: October 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Michael Fleisher |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | John Workman |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (next in World's Finest Comics #265)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Crime Doctor (discovers Batman's true identity; receives brain damage by Mercury poisoning; next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9)
- Sterling Silversmith
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story continues directly from last issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Art | Dan Spiegle |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Runner Perkins (first appearance; a numbers runner)
Villain(s):
- An unnamed mobster (first appearance)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Ray Beeler and his gang (first appearance; runs a protection racket)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Credits:
| Story | J. M. DeMattes |
| Art | Gerald Forton |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Black Lightning (next in flashback in Batman and the Outsiders #10)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lynn Stewart
- Inspector Henderson (in between Superman Family #202/3 and #203/5)
Villain(s):
- Duke and his gang (first appearance for all)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #512; next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the summer.
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Robin (tries three new costumes)
Supporting Character(s):
- Chief McDonald
Villain(s):
- Drug dealers (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- New Carthage
- Hudson University
Comment(s):
- New Carthage is 175 miles from Gotham City.