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DETECTIVE COMICS #498
Cover Date: January 1981
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 Brave and the Bold #171; next in issue #499; also in flashback, in between Batman Vol. 1 #309 and Brave and the Bold #149)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Brave and the Bold #171; next in issue #500/5)
- James Gordon (last in Brave and the Bold #170; next in the second story in this issue; ,also in between Batman Vol. 1 #309 and Brave and the Bold #149)
Villain(s):
- Blockbuster (last in Batman Vol. 1 #309)
- Ajax (first appearance; also known as "The Smash and Grab Bandit;" a former circus strongman)
- "Boss" Dooley (first appearance; a union president)
- Dooley's thugs (first appearance of all)
- Ernie (first appearance; a beachcomber and crook)
- Lou (first appearance; a beachcomber and crook)
Other Character(s):
- Willie Macon (first appearance; a candidate for union president in Bleak Rock, WV)
- his wife (first appearance)
- G.C.P.D.
- citizens of Gotham City
- citizens of Bleak Rock, WV
- Roger Harp (first appearance; on television; a WGBS reporter)
Location(s):
- Bleak Rock, WV (first appearance; a coal mining town)
- Gotham City
- somewhere along the Virginia coast
Comment(s):
- This flashback portion of the story starts on New Years Eve, a week after Batman Vol. 1 #309.
- Story continues in the next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1 (2017)
Solicitation:
- The powerhouse known as Blockbuster has returned and he has Batman on the brain.
Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- James Gordon (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #499/2)
Villain(s):
- Ernie
- Joey
Other Character(s):
- Assistant District Attorney Charles Turner
- Doreen Gray
- Jim Dover
- Jeff Cotton (in between issues #496/2 and #501/2)
- Robert Barton
- Richard Bender
- Randall F. Borowitz (first appearance)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)