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Detective Comics 401

DETECTIVE COMICS #401

Cover Date: July 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
Publication Date: 1970-05-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Dick Giordano


Story: "Target for Tonight!" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFrank Robbins
PencilsBob Brown
InksJoe Giella
LetteringBen Oda
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Stalker (Carleton Yeger; first appearance; a rich big-game hunter who stalks Batman; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Batman #5 (2011)


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Second Story: "Midnight is the Dying Hour!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
PencilsGil Kane
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Costanza
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
Robin

Villain(s):

Unnamed murderer (revealed to be Jake Markham, an acting student)

Location(s):

New Carthage
Hudson University

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.
This story happens in the late winter.

Story Reprinted in:

The Best of DC #30 (November 1982)
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1 (2007)
Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 (2008)
Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 (2017)


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