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Detective Comics 493

DETECTIVE COMICS #493

Cover Date: August 1980
Cover Price: $1.00

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Riddles in the Dark" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Burkett
PencilsDan Adkins
InksDan Adkins
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Guest Star(s):

Swashbuckler (first and last appearance; a new vigilante who was trained by his uncle, the Silver Age Vigilante)

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Riddler (last in Batman Vol. 1 #317; next in Brave and the Bold #183)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave
Houston, TX

Story Reprinted in:

Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)


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Second Story: "The Face of Humanity!" (9 Pages)
"Tales of Gotham City"

Credits:

StoryJ.M. DeMatteis
PencilsJose Delbo
InksJoe Giella
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Red Tornado (in between World's Finest Comics #264/3 and #265/4

Villain(s):

Unnamed muggers (first appearance for all)
Mr. Kool and his gang (Sidney Steeps; first appearance; attempts to force a storefront church to move)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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Third Story: "The Man in Black Wears Green!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsCharles Nichols
InksVince Colletta
LetteringMilt Snapinn
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Lucius Fox
Man in Black (Myers; has been following Dick for a month)

Location(s):

New Carthage
Hudson University
Gotham City
Wayne Foundation
Wayne Manor
Batcave (Wayne Manor)

Story Reprinted in:

Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)


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Fourth Story: "The 18-Wheel War Contract!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsDick Giordano
InksSteve Mitchell
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGlynis Wein
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Human Target

Villain(s):

Slim (first appearance; a trucker who kills his boss for the competition)

Location(s):

Boston, MA


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Fifth Story: "Flames of Fear!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Burkett
PencilsJose Delbo
InksJoe Giella
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl

Supporting Character(s):

Richard Bender

Villain(s):

Two arsonists (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

Jim Dover
Tracy Dover (last in issue #491)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

It has been "weeks" since issue #491.

Story Reprinted in:

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)


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