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Issue: Detective Comics #491
Publication Date: June 1980
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Issues: #491 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: 03/25/1980
Volume: 44
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893046506
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #177. Issue number and publication date mistakenly listed as 492 and July in indicia, but correct on cover.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-339
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Saga of Johnny West

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Johnny West; Acme Western Boots
Character(s): Johnny West
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for Acme boots from Acme Boot Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Northwest Industries. Inc.
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The Riddle of the Golden Fleece

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Price; Medea (Maxie's daughter); Maxie Zeus (villain); Bernard O'Hara (villain); Fred Britt (villain; death)
Synopsis: Maxie Zeus tries to steal a gold cloth as a gift for his daughter.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Extra #3 published January 1981
as Das Rätsel vom goldenen Vlies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: J-6485
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Fragrance of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Tales of Gotham City
Character(s): Jason Bard [also as Griffin]; Rose Bard (first appearance, flashback, death); Scratch (first appearance, flashback, death); Mark Kelson (first appearance, villain, flashback); Mr. Bard [as Doug Parker] (first appearance, villain, flashback, death)
Synopsis: Jason tells an old caretaker of how he found his mother's killer... who just happened to be his father.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-6546
Disclose Notes: A spin-off character from Batgirl's strip, Jason Bard is the featured character in this Tales of Gotham City. Note Jason Bard is a guest star in the Slam Bradley strip in Detective Comics #500.
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A Flash in the Dam

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; The Destroyer
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Continental Baking Company which holds the registered trademarks for Hostess and Twinkies. The Flash is copyright DC Comics.
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The Target of the Death-Dealer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jennifer Anne; Kenny; Doris Dexter; Ben Dexter; Mr. Washington; unnamed gambler; Chief Frank McDonald; Mr. Myers (the man in black)
Synopsis: Robin captures a gambler who's trying to blackmail a basketball player.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1980 published September 1980
as Handel mit dem Tod [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman's Detective Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as The Target of the Death-Dealer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6541
Disclose Notes: The man in black is identified as Mr. Myers in Detective Comics #493.
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Special Bonus Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-6533
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Short-Circuit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lincoln Trask; Leon (villain); Jacques Cravin (villain); Mama Mambu
Synopsis: Black Lightning saves Lincoln Trask and himself from the burning building and manages to stop Jacques Cravin from escaping. During the battle Lightning discovers that his powers no longer work. Jacques confesses that he tried to burn Lightning's body in the fire in able to trick the mob into thinking that it was he who perished in the fire so they would stop coming after him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: C-284
Disclose Notes: Created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden.
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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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-511
Disclose Notes: Batman logo in masthead. Letters from readers - Henry J. Kujawa, Scott Gibson, Phil Schweier and Mark Ryan - and responses from Paul Levitz.
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The Assassination of Batgirl!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; James Stein; Richard Bender (first appearance); Robert "Bob" Barton (first appearance); General Scarr (villain); Cormorant (villain); Tracy Dover (young girl hostage)
Synopsis: The mob hires an assassin to kill Batgirl.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Taschenbuch #10 published January 1980
as Mord an Batgirl! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6536
Disclose Notes: Story continues in next issue's Batman story, and concludes in next issue's Batgirl story.

Tracy Dover is identified by name in Detective Comics #494.
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Street Ball

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Spalding
Character(s): Rick Barry; Dr. J [Julius Erving]
Synopsis: NBA stars Rick Barry and Julius "Dr. J" Erving demonstrate their skills at a playground basketball game with some kids and discuss the quality of Spalding autograph basketballs.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Spalding basketballs. On back cover.

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