Issue Details

Issue	#500
Published	March 1981
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Paul Levitz

Cover Details

Characters	Batman; Robin; Elongated Man; Hawkman; Hawkwoman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Carmine Infantino; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Bob Smith; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors	Bob LeRose (signed)
Notes	wraparound cover

1 page Batman illustration

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Notes	contents page

19 page Batman story "To Kill a Legend"

Characters	Phantom Stranger
Genre	superhero
Script	Alan Brennert
Pencils	Dick Giordano
Inks	Dick Giordano
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	Also includes an illustrated prose short by Walter Gibson. Lots of former Detective characters in the back-up Slam Bradley strip.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #23; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (Warner Books, 1989 series) #nn

13 page Slam Bradley story The "Too Many Crooks ... " Caper!

Characters	Roy Raymond; Human Target; Jason Bard; Mysto the Magician Detective; Captain Compass; Pow-Wow Smith
Genre	detective
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	Jim Aparo?
Notes	With lots of cameos and guest-stars in this anniversary issue:

2 page Batman story "Once Upon a Time ..."

Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein; Snoopy
Pencils	Walt Simonson
Inks	Walt Simonson

8 page Elongated Man story "The Final Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Barr
Pencils	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza

8 page Batman text story "The Batman Encounters - Gray Face"

Genre	superhero
Script	Walter Gibson
Pencils	Tom Yeates
Inks	Tom Yeates

8 page Hawkman story "untitled"

Characters	Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Martian Manhunter (cameo; origin)
Synopsis	The Hawks solve The Strange Death of Dr. Erdel.
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	Adam Kubert

22 page Batman story "What Happens When a Batman Dies?"

Characters	Deadman [Boston Brand]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	John Costanza

1 page text article "The Guest List"

Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Carmine Infantino; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Dick Giordano; Joe Kubert; Bob Smith; Walt Simonson; Tom Yeates; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Notes	reproduction of cover in various states of completion, plus text