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Detective Comics 485

DETECTIVE COMICS #485

Cover Date: August-September 1979
Cover Price: $1.00

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "The Vengeance Vow!" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
PencilsDon Newton
InksDan Adkins
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Kathy Kane (last in Freedom Fighters #15; dies)

Villain(s):

League of Assassins
Sensei
Bronze Tiger (last in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #18; now in thrall of the League of Assassins; next in issue #489/6)
Ra's al Ghul
Talia al Ghul

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation

Comment(s):

This story takes place in late winter.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: Tales of the Demon (1991)
Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)


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Second Story: "The Case of the Cavorting Corpse!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Det. Frank McDonald

Villain(s):

Diamond smugglers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New Carthage
Hudson University


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Third Story: "The Fatal Finale!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
ArtSteve Ditko
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGlynis Wein
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Etrigan

Supporting Character(s):

Jason Blood
Harry Matthews
Glenda Mark
Randu Singh

Villain(s):

Baron Tyme

Other Character(s):

Abner Beckermann (first appearance; Amos' brother)
An unnamed janitor (first appearance; finds the Eternity Book)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story in continued from the last issue.

Story Reprinted in:

The Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2012)


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Untouchable Crook!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsDon Heck
InksJohn Celardo
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl

Villain(s):

Congressman Cartwright (first appearance; receives kickbacks from a foreign government)
Karvov (first appearance; a Sardandian assassin)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Story Reprinted in:

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)


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Fifth Story: "SST - The Super-Sonic Threat!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsDon Newton
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsAdrinne Roy
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Man-Bat

Supporting Character(s):

Jason Bard
Francine Langstrom
Rebeccah Langstrom

Other Character(s):

SST (Wayne Eliot; first appearance; an inventor who builds a suit of flying armor that gives off sonic booms)
Cara Eliot (first appearance; his suspicious wife)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Gotham City


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