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Issue: Detective Comics #494
Publication Date: September 1980
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Issues: #494 of 883 Issues (1380 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/25/1980
Volume: 44
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893046509
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #180.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Crime Doctor Prescribes Death!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (head shot)
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In Content Item: FlagBatman's Detective Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as The Crime Doctor Prescribes Death! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commission James Gordon; The Crime Doctor [Dr. Bradford Thorne] (introduction, villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Dr. Douglas Dundee
Synopsis: Batman faces a new twist in crime, the Crime Doctor, who uses medical tools and knowledge to plan crimes and to help criminals for a percent of the take.
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In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1981 published January 1981
as Dr. Krim stikker innom ved midnatt [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 15 and 16 removed
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #2/1981 published January 1981
as Dr. Crime kommt um Mitternacht! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman's Detective Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as The Crime Doctor Calls At Midnight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1981 published June 1981
as Doktor Brott kommer vid midnatt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Job Number: J-6623
Disclose Notes: Story continues in next issue.

Batman previously battled a Crime Doctor named Dr. Matthew Thorne in Detective Comics #77 (July 1943). This story appears to be the first meeting between Batman and any Crime Doctor, so presumably Bradford Thorne is the Earth 1 Crime Doctor and this is his first appearance, while Matthew Thorne is the Crime Doctor of Earth 2.
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Pinball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of Gotham City
Character(s): Flip (a pinball wizard); Juan
First Line: You can hear the pulse-beat of the city...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #8/1981 published January 1981
as Flipper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #11 [Direct Sales] published April 1981
as Pinball [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-6659 ?
Disclose Notes: Story title from Best of DC reprint.
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The Stony-Eyed Medusa

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Medusa
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Lesser Evil!!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff Cotton; Jim Dover; Tracy Dover; Norman "Shades" Cosgrove; Ray Beeler; Boss Vance
Synopsis: Batgirl investigates when two rival crime bosses clash over a theater that is slated to be torn down and replaced with affordable housing.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Taschenbuch #11 published January 1981
as Viel Theater ums Theater! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-6683
Disclose Notes: Jeff's last name is given as Cotton in Detective Comics #501.
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The Hazing Homicide!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jennifer Anne; Alan Proctor (deceased); Chief Frank McDonald; Judy Simmons; Biff Braddock; Dave (fraternity president); Frazer (fraternity member); Robinson (fraternity member); Philips (fraternity pledge); Rogers (fraternity pledge)
Synopsis: Robin investigates when a fraternity pledge dies during a hazing incident.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6646
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Volume 80 Issue 21 - June,1980

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Air Wave [Hal Jordan]; Adam Strange; Firestorm; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Clark Kent [Superboy]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Information on expanding of story pages in DC comics, the return of Mystery in Space with issue #111, comics on sale the week of June 10th and Ask the Answer Man questions from John Camuglia, Joe David Gaspard, Abdul Razak bin Omar, Matt McKnight, Wilson Costa, Gladapple, Randy Benson, Selwyn Cambridge, R. Allen Dennis, Denis Bradervelt, Sean Turunen, Ross M. Ward, Sgt. Bennett Turk and Derick R. Harper.
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#64 Dick Giordano

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profiles
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Planet Puzzle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Superman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Metamorpho (mentioned only)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
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Explosion of the Soul!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Jonathan Davis (introduction); Slime Killer [Mr. Davis] (introduction, villain); Willie Carroll (introduction; villain); "Fatboy" Carter (introduction; villain); The Steel Warriors (introduction)
Synopsis: Black Lightning stops the Slime Killer, a masked vigilante killing criminals in Suicide Slum who happens to be the father of one of his students, Jonathan Davis.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-6718
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batcave
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-581
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Karen Wu, Michael R. Pendley, Matt Kurtz and Scott Slonaker.

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