Issue Details

Issue	#459
Published	May 1976
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Julius Schwartz, E. Nelson Bridwell (associate), Bob Rozakis (assistant)
Notes	average # copies per issue, previous year - 146,000

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Elliot Quinn
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ernie Chan
Inks	Ernie Chan
Notes	average # copies per issue, previous year - 146,000

1 page Shazam! advertisement "Minerva Menace"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Notes	Hostess Twinkies ad

12 page Batman story "A Clue before Dying!"

Characters	Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Walter Gaunt; Elliot Quinn; Lyle Keane; Emma Rundle
Genre	superhero
Script	Martin Pasko
Pencils	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #9/1978

6 page Man-Bat story "Scream of the Gargoyle!"

Characters	Man-bat
Genre	superhero
Script	Martin Pasko
Pencils	Pablo Marcos
Inks	Pablo Marcos
Notes	story continued from Detective Comics #458. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).