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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).