| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #504
Cover Date: July 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | Dave Manak |
| Editing | Dick Giordano |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #337; next in Brave and the Bold #177)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Batman Vol. 1 #337; next in Brave and the Bold #177)
- James Gordon (last in Batman Vol. 1 #337; next in the second story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Joker (last in Batman Vol. 1 #321; next in DC Comics Presents #41)
- Papetto (first appearance; an elderly toymaker working for the Joker; dies)
- the Joker's henchmen (first appearance of all; Mickey, Donald and Horace named)
Other Character(s):
- Arthur Reeves
- Olivia Ortega (first appearance; a reporter for Channel 8 Spotlight News; next in issue #506)
- G.C.P.D.
- citizens of Gotham City
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #2 (2018)
- The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)
Solicitation:
- After escaping from Arkham Asylum, Joker murders an elder toymaker, who designed several deadly toys under Joker's instructions. When the Gotham City Police Department find the dead man, Commissioner Gordon summons Batman to assist on the investigation, but the Dark Knight's presence is not welcome by everyone.
Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Pierre Bernard, Jr. |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Associate editing | Dave Manak |
| Editing | Dick Giordano |
Feature Character(s):
- James Gordon (last in the first story in this issue; next in Brave and the Bold #177)
Villain(s):
- Dave Larsen (first appearance; a lieutenant detective on a drug dealer's payroll; dies)
- Sunshine (first appearance; head of a drug dealing operation)
- his gang (first appearance for all; Jake named)
Other Character(s):
- G.C.P.D.
- reporters
Location(s):