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Detective Comics 495

DETECTIVE COMICS #495

Cover Date: October 1980
Cover Price: $1.00

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


Story: "Murder in Quicksilver" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael Fleisher
PencilsDon Newton
InksFrank Chiaramonte
ColorsAdrienne Roy
LetteringJohn Workman
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (next in World's Finest Comics #265)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth

Villain(s):

Crime Doctor (discovers Batman's true identity; receives brain damage by Mercury poisoning; next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9)
Sterling Silversmith

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story continues directly from last issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)


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Second Story: "Into The Fire!" (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
ArtDan Spiegle
ColorsAdrienne Roy
LetteringBen Oda
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Runner Perkins (first appearance; a numbers runner)

Villain(s):

An unnamed mobster (first appearance)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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Third Story: "Bossman's Bane!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Burkett
PencilsJose Delbo
InksFrank Chiaramonte
ColorsGene D'Angelo
LetteringBen Oda
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Ray Beeler and his gang (first appearance; runs a protection racket)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)


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Fourth Story: "Animals" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJ. M. DeMattes
ArtGerald Forton
ColorsBob LeRose
LetteringAlbert De Guzman
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Black Lightning (next in flashback in Batman and the Outsiders #10)

Supporting Character(s):

Lynn Stewart
Inspector Henderson (in between Superman Family #202/3 and #203/5)

Villain(s):

Duke and his gang (first appearance for all)

Guest Appearance(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #512; next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Suicide Slum

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the summer.


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Fifth Story: "The Gotham Connection" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsCharles Nicholas
InksVince Colletta
ColorsGene D'Angelo
LetteringTodd Klein
EditingPaul Levitz

Feature Character(s):

Robin (tries three new costumes)

Supporting Character(s):

Chief McDonald

Villain(s):

Drug dealers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New Carthage
Hudson University

Comment(s):

New Carthage is 175 miles from Gotham City.


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