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DETECTIVE COMICS #499
Cover Date: February 1981
Cover Price: $.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (next in World's Finest Comics #267)
Villain(s):
- Blockbuster (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #294)
- "Boss" Dooley
- Dooley's thugs (Ed and Mickey named)
Other Character(s):
- Willie Macon
- his wife
- Carrie Macon (their daughter)
- second unnamed Macon child
- citizens of Bleak Rock, WV (Sam named)
Location(s):
- Bleak Rock, WV
Comment(s):
- Story continued from the previous issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway #1 (2017)
Solicitation:
- Batman and Blockbuster find themselves allied in saving miners from a cave-in and in fighting Boss Dooley, who engineered the disaster.
Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- James Gordon (in between issues #498/2 and #500/5)
Villain(s):
- Randall F. Borowitz (revealed as the murderer of Congressman Scanlon)
- Ernie
- Joey
- Chet
Other Character(s):
- Doreen Gray (next in issue #501/2)
- Jim Dover (next in issue #501/2)
- Judge Davis (first appearance)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued from the previous issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 (2019)
Solicitation:
- Batgirl must escape a deathtrap in order to solve the mystery of Congressman Scanlon's murder and clear Barbara Gordon's name.