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Issue Details

Issue #501
Published April 1981
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Paul Levitz

Cover Details

Characters Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks Jim Aparo
Reprinted in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #23

17 page Batman story "The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie!"

Characters Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Inspector Dupre; Julia Remarque; GS: Mlle. Marie (flashback)
Synopsis Alfred and Lucius leave Gotham mysteriously, and Batman follows them to Paris where they all become involved in the mystery behind the death of French resistance fighter Mlle. Marie.
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Don Newton
Inks Dan Adkins
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Story continued in DETECTIVE #502.
Reprinted in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #23

1 page Wonder Woman advertisement "Old Gold"

Characters Wonder Woman; Borrower
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Hostess Twinkies ad

8 page Batgirl story "The Five-Fold Revenge of Dr. Voodoo"

Characters Batgirl; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff Cotton; Doreen Gray
Synopsis Dr. Voodoo is back for revenge on Batgirl.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Burkett
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters John Costanza

1 page Batcave letters page

Script letters answered by Paul Levitz
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Dave Lauder; Jeff DeMos; Al Schroeder III