{"product_id":"🔑-detective-comics-479-dc-comics-1st-app-fadeaway-man-1978-fn-vf","title":"🔑 DETECTIVE COMICS #479 [DC COMICS] *1ST APP. FADEAWAY MAN* 1978 FN\/VF","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 479\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a Man Be Made of Clay...!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Heroes Never Die...!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e September–October 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e DC \/ DC Comics Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.50 USD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marshall Rogers, Dick Giordano, Tatjana Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marshall Rogers, Dick Giordano, Glynis Oliver, Rich Buckler, John Celardo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Len Wein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Batman (Bruce Wayne), Clayface (Preston Payne), Commissioner James Gordon, Silver St. Cloud, Sal Menkin, Hawkman (Katar Hol), Hawkgirl (Shayera Thal), Fadeaway Man (Anton Lamont), Mavis Trent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Appearances:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fadeaway Man (Anton Lamont)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead 17-page “If a Man Be Made of Clay...!” by Len Wein, Marshall Rogers and Dick Giordano, colours by Glynis Oliver. Continues from #478. Batman shorts Clayface’s exoskeleton. Payne wrecks the Batmobile, has a fever crash, kills a motorist and takes the car. Gordon blocks the Narrows Bridge. Payne dives off with the S.T.A.R. device. Batman finds him at the Father Knickerbocker Wax Museum, kills the power pack, and the place catches fire. Payne breaks free and runs back in for his mannequin, Helena. Silver St. Cloud appears as a hallucination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-page Hawkman backup “True Heroes Never Die...!” by Wein, Rich Buckler and John Celardo. Continues from \u003cem\u003eShowcase\u003c\/em\u003e #103. Anton Lamont, interim curator at Midway City Museum, has Cagliostro’s cloak. First appearance of Fadeaway Man. He looks destroyed when Hawkman’s mace hits Da Vinci’s Pistol of Power. He is not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePlease check out our other items on eBay. All items come from a smoke free environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHappy to combine shipping...!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur story\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e This is my father's \"The Hoarder's\" private comics, toys, memorabilia and collectables collection he's been amassing for over 65 years. We are guesstimating somewhere in the vicinity of half a million comics + the rest of the collectables, ALL of which are to be sold. While we are somewhat aware of certain acquisitions, there is an abundance of anticipation and excitement of the yet to be discovered, we would love you to join us on our journey which is only just beginning... Follow us @ #comic_collector_aus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSome data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC \/ DC Comics Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52851139313949,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/4704\/7709\/files\/A954E8F9-4153-4487-9AEF-D88673116E3D_1_201_a.heic?v=1788399627","url":"https:\/\/comiccollector.com.au\/products\/%f0%9f%94%91-detective-comics-479-dc-comics-1st-app-fadeaway-man-1978-fn-vf","provider":"Comic Collector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}