| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #485
Cover Date: August-September 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Kathy Kane (last in Freedom Fighters #15; dies)
Villain(s):
- League of Assassins
- Sensei
- Bronze Tiger (last in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #18; now in thrall of the League of Assassins; next in issue #489/6)
- Ra's al Ghul
- Talia al Ghul
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in late winter.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman: Tales of the Demon (1991)
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Dave Hunt |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Det. Frank McDonald
Villain(s):
- Diamond smugglers (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Art | Steve Ditko |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
Other Character(s):
- Abner Beckermann (first appearance; Amos' brother)
- An unnamed janitor (first appearance; finds the Eternity Book)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story in continued from the last issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- The Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2012)
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | John Celardo |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Congressman Cartwright (first appearance; receives kickbacks from a foreign government)
- Karvov (first appearance; a Sardandian assassin)
Location(s):
- Washington, DC
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
| Lettering | Shelly Leferman |
| Colors | Adrinne Roy |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- SST (Wayne Eliot; first appearance; an inventor who builds a suit of flying armor that gives off sonic booms)
- Cara Eliot (first appearance; his suspicious wife)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- Gotham City