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DETECTIVE COMICS #497
Cover Date: December 1980
Cover Price: $.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1; next in World's Finest Comics #266)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman Vol. 1 #330; next in Brave and the Bold #171)
Villain(s):
- Squid (Clement Carp, name later given as Lawrence Loman; first appearance; next in Batman Vol. 1 #357)
- the Squid's gang (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- Waldo Pepper (first appearance; owner of the Hotel Dolan)
- Marie Schneider (first appearance)
- David (first appearance; her husband)
- Ernie Edwards (first appearance)
- Mr. Halston (first appearance)
- Sloan (first appearance; an FBI agent)
- Witt (first appearance; an FBI agent)
Location(s):
- Baja, Mexico
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1 (2017)
Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Assistant District Attorney Charles Turner
- Detective Cameron
- Robert Barton
- Doreen Gray (first appearance: next in issue #501/2)
- James Stein
- Richard Bender
- Congressman Scanlon (first appearance; in flashback; dies)
- citizens of Gotham City
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued in the next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Solicitation:
- Batgirl is accused of murder. Can she clear her name before it's too late?