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Issue: Detective Comics #486
Publication Date: October 1979
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Issues: #486 of 883 Issues (1409 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: 07/03/1979
Volume: 43
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893046511
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #170.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
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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Murder at Long Distance!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-148
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Murder by Thunderbolt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Maxie Zeus (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reuben Rice (death); The Joker (cameo); Calvin; Iggy Zafuto; Plowboy (death); Alfred Pennyworth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: J-6023
Disclose Notes: Batman investigates the mysterious death of a skydiver that occurred in mid-dive, and discovers a connection to a rival gang that wants to take over Maxie Zeus' operations while Zeus is incarcerated at Arkham.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batcave
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-329
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Mark Ryan, Edward B. Via and Scott Gibson.
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Wonder Woman Saves the Astronauts

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; 2 astronauts
Synopsis: A space shuttle cannot be reached by radio signal, so Wonder Woman leaves them a trail of Hostess Fruit Pies to guide them back to earth.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art by Novick/Oksner confirmed by Novick Estate and original art notations.
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The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Contract!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Human Target
Character(s): Human Target [Christopher Chance]; Judy Dorrance [formerly Judy Walton]; Dane Dorrance; Hank Bonner (skeleton); Jack Payton; Roger Scott
Synopsis: Christopher Chance takes a contract from Judy Dorrance, to protect her husband, diver Dane Dorrance.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3/1980 published February 1980
as Signal an Killermotte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6118
Disclose Notes: This issue reveals that Dane Dorrance of the Sea Devils married Judy Walton, making her Judy Dorrance.
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Crime Calls Killer Moth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer] (villain); Donny Halsey; Congressman Dowd
Synopsis: A young boy reaches out to Barbara Gordon to help find his father's killer. Meanwhile, Killer Moth is on the loose in Washington.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1979 published December 1979
as Die gastliche Geisel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6074
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The Hospitable Hostage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman's Butler Alfred
Character(s): Alfred Pennyworth; Ace; Bert; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Commissioner James Gordon (cameo)
Synopsis: When burglars try to rob Bruce Wayne's penthouse apartment, Alfred must outwit them before they discover Batman's secret identity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #8/1981 published January 1981
as Bovarnas betjänt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Taschenbuch #34 published January 1986
as Die gastliche Geisel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5918
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Fear Times Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Chief Frank McDonald; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane; also as Mr. Reynard] (villain); Dennis Harmon; Carson Crispin; Malcomb Maxwell; Professor Foster
Synopsis: Robin investigates when the Scarecrow blackmails four Hudson University benefactors into giving him money or he will unleash their greatest fears against them.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Taschenbuch #8 published January 1980
as Furcht mal vier [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-6074

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