Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #441

Cover Date: June-July 1974
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1974-03-28

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

Story: "Judgment Day!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Archie Goodwin
Art	Howard Chaykin
Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Archie Goodwin

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #212; next in Batman Vol. 1 #257)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in between Batman Vol. 1 #256 and #257; at Hudson University)

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Brave and the Bold #113; next in Batman Vol. 1 #260)

Villain(s):

Judge (Judge Clay; first appearance; a corrupt judge trying to exact vengeance on Batman)

Other Character(s):

Lt. Detective Bullock (first appearance; not to be confused with Lt. Harvey Bullock)

Melissa Clay (first appearance; Judge's daughter; blinded by a stray bullet during a battle between Batman and a drug dealer; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place in March.

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Second Story (reprint): [No Title] (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Plastic Man #3 (Spring 1946)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Plastic Man.

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Third Story (reprint): "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!" (6 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #42 (August 1940)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Batman and Robin.

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Fourth Story (reprint): "Holocaust God of Destruction!" (11 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Whiz Comics #95 (March 1948)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the original Ibis.

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Fifth Story (reprint): "The Two Faces of Doom!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from House of Secrets #66 (May-June 1964)

Comment(s):

This is a story of Eclipso.

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Sixth Story (reprint): [No Title] (6 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Crack Comics #25/3 (September 1942)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the original Spider.

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Seventh Story (reprint): "The Carbon Copy Crimes!" (11 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Batman Vol. 1 #38 (December-January 1946-1947)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Batman and Robin.

This story is a sequel to "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!"

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Eighth Story: "Cathedral Perilous" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Archie Goodwin
Art	Walter Simonson
Lettering	Alan Kupperberg, Walter Simonson
Colors	Walter Simonson
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Archie Goodwin

Feature Character(s):

Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Christine St. Clair

Villain(s):

Council:

Dr. Mykros

Mr. St. Clair(first appearance; becomes head of The Council's Second Line; Christine's father)

Other Character(s):

Henry, Emma and Nico (first appearance; three clueless American tourists)

Location(s):

Istanbul, Turkey

Story Reprinted in:

Manhunter #1 (May 1984)

Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999)

Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (2013)

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