| Unofficial Detective Comics Annual Index |
Credits:
| Story | Archie Goodwin |
| Pencils | Dan Jurgens |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | Kelley Puckett |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last/next in ???)
Villain(s):
- Jiro Oka (first appearance; working for the Japanese Yazuka; also in flashbacks; dies)
- Mitsuru Chobei (first appearance; Yazuka boss; dies)
- Tsunetomo (first appearance; a Yazuka master assassin and Jiro's teacher, also one of Bruce Wayne's teachers)
- Yamada Noboru (first appearance; business partner of Wayne's)
Other Character(s):
- Detective Sgt. Mark Cord (first appearance; also in flashbacks; dies)
- Lewis Cord (Mark Cord's father; in flashback to 25 years ago in Gotham City; dies; refuses to warn the Wayne's before they go down the alley to their deaths)
- Rachel Cord (first appearance; Mark Cord's daughter)
- Michi Sasuke (first appearance; Mark Cord's Japanese lover)