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Detective Comics 457

DETECTIVE COMICS #457

Cover Date: March 1976
Cover Price: $.30

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Giordano
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "There is No Hope in Crime Alley!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDennis O'Neil
ArtDick Giordano
InksTerry Austin (backrounds)
LetteringBen Oda
Assistant editingBob Rozakis
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth
Leslie Thompkins (first appearance; a now elderly lady who comforted young Bruce Wayne after his parents were murdered; last in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #23; next in issue #483)

Villain(s):

Two hubcap thieves (first appearance for both)
An unnamed mugger (first appearance; a crook who knows the underworld rumor mill)
Two other muggers (first appearance for both; Gooch named; make the bad mistake of trying to mug Leslie Thompkins while Batman was around)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Foundation
Crime Alley (first appearance; the area where Thomas and Martha Wayne were shot; formerly known as Park Row)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on the 21st (possibly) anniversary of his parents' death.

Story Reprinted in:

The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989)
Batman in the Seventies (1999)
Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (2019)
Detective Comics: Batman 80th Anniversary Giant (2019)


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Second Story: "Make Way for the Elongated Woman!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
ArtKurt Schaffenberger
Assistant editingBob Rozakis
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man (next in Wonder Woman #220)

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny (fakes having Elongated Man's powers; next in issue Detective Comics #462/2)

Villain(s):

Heather and her two unnamed brothers

Location(s):

Cape Crescent

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.


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