DETECTIVE COMICS #485 [DC COMICS] *DICK GIORDANO COVER* 1979 FN/VF

Series Title: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)

Issue #: 485

Story Title:

• The Vengeance Vow!
• The Case of the Cavorting Corpse!
• The Fatal Finale!
• The Case of the Untouchable Crook!
• SST -- The Super-Sonic Threat!

Date of Publication: August–September 1979

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / DC Comics Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 1.00 USD

Cover Artists: Dick Giordano, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Don Newton, Dan Adkins, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dave Hunt, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, John Celardo, Frank McLaughlin, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angelo, Glynis Oliver, Jerry Serpe

Writers: Denny O'Neil, Paul Kupperberg, Len Wein, Jack C. Harris, Bob Rozakis

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Alfred Pennyworth, Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Bronze Tiger (Benjamin Turner), Ra's al Ghul, Talia, The Sensei, League of Assassins, Robin (Dick Grayson), Chief Frank McDonald, Etrigan the Demon (Jason Blood), Baron Tyme, Glenda Mark, Randu Singh, Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom), Jason Bard, Francine Langstrom, Rebecca Langstrom, SST (Wayne Eliot), Cara Eliot

First Appearances: SST (Wayne Eliot)

Key Facts:

• 68-page Dollar Comic. Dick Giordano cover. Death of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. League of Assassins arc continues in #487, #489 and #490.
• Lead 20-page “The Vengeance Vow!” by Denny O'Neil, Don Newton and Dan Adkins. Warning that Kathy Kane is in danger. Batman reaches her circus as the League hits. Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner, last in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #18, now bound to the League) drops him. Kathy dies holding the Batwoman costume. Ra's al Ghul was the tip-off. Sensei is behind the hit. Batman goes after them and loses Sensei and the Tiger in the dark. Only the mask is left.
• 10-page Robin “The Case of the Cavorting Corpse!” by Paul Kupperberg and Kurt Schaffenberger. Diamond smugglers.
• 12-page Demon “The Fatal Finale!” by Len Wein and Steve Ditko. End of Baron Tyme. Friends and a magic mirror stop him siphoning Etrigan.
• 11-page Batgirl “The Case of the Untouchable Crook!” by Jack C. Harris and Don Heck. Payoffs to a congressman.
• 11-page Man-Bat “SST -- The Super-Sonic Threat!” by Bob Rozakis and Don Newton. Cara Eliot hires him to follow her husband. Wayne Eliot has built flying armour that throws sonic booms. One-page Man-Bat origin recap.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 68 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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