| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #484
Cover Date: June-July 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Maxie Zeus
- Odysseus (first appearance; an assassin who uses a bow and arrow)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place a day after last issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Art | Dick Giordano |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Human Target (next in Detective Comics #486/2)
Villain(s):
- Unnamed Numbers runners (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Boston, MA
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Lettering | Mike Stevens |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Ross Canton (first appearance; a political fixer who attempts to kill Gordon)
- Unnamed criminal (first appearance; attempts to kill Gordon with a bomb for revenge)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place at the same time as the first story in this issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Robin (also in flashbacks to his origin)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dirk Graystone (first appearance; Linda's step-father; tries to force Haly to sell to a larger circus)
Other Character(s):
- The Flying Graysons (first appearance; an aerialist family using their name; Linda Gray, Dirk Graystone and Sharon Graystone)
Location(s):
- New Carthage
- Hudson University
Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Art | Steve Ditko |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Wolfenstag, Moldavia
Comment(s):
- This story in continued from the last issue and into the next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- The Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2012)
Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Pencils | John Calnan |
| Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Professor Higley (first appearance; accidentally kills a security guard while working on The Universal Solvent)
Location(s):