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DETECTIVE COMICS #481
Cover Date: December-January 1978-9
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1978-09-26
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Art | Marshall Rogers |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | Mike Stevens |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Greeny Velvet (first appearance; hoodlum used as a decoy)
- Milt Solo (first appearance; tries to kill Smythe for accidentally killing his brother on the operating table years before)
Other Character(s):
- Sir Basil Smythe (first appearance; a noted heart surgeon and Alfred's cousin)
Location(s):
- London, England
- Gotham City
- A State Capital (real name not given; opening a train line from there to Gotham City)
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman in the Seventies (1999)
- Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (November 2011)
Solicitation:
- Batman must race against time to discover the identity of a murderer and capture him in order to convince a disillusioned surgeon not to burn his notes for a new medical technique.
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Lettering | Shelly Leferman |
| Editing | Al Milgrom |
Feature Character(s):
- Robin (tries three new costumes)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lori Elton
- Chief McDonald
Villain(s):
Other Character(s):
- Robin's Rooters (Robin's fan club at Hudson University; Margie Spratt, President, named)
Location(s):
- New Carthage
- Hudson University
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | Bob Smith |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Al Milgrom |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Sino-Supermen (last in Batman Family #19/2; "Superman" (#2), "Flash" (#3; dies), "Firestorm" (first appearance); Supergirl (#2) and Batman (first appearance))
Location(s):
- Peking, China
Comment(s):
- This story continues directly into next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dave Hunt |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Editing | Al Milgrom |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- A potential kidnapper (first appearance)
- Walter O'Brian (first appearance; a private investigator who hits up Whittles for ransom instead of the kidnappers)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story takes place during baseball season.
Credits:
| Story | Jim Starlin |
| Layout pencils | Jim Starlin |
| Finishes | P. Craig Russell |
| Colors | Tatjana Wood |
| Lettering | Karen Kish (as Karisha) |
| Editing | Al Milgrom |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (also in flashback as a young boy a year before his parent's death)
Supporting Character(s):
- Commissioner Gordon
- Thomas Wayne (in flashback only; a year before his death)
Villain(s):
- Xavior Simon (first appearance; an old crippled Army confederate of Thomas Wayne's; also in flashbacks; transfers his consciousness into the body of a great ape)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place early in the fall.
- This story continues into next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman in the Seventies (1999)
- Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (November 2011)