🔑 DETECTIVE COMICS #483 [DC COMICS] *1ST APP. MAXIE ZEUS* 1979 FN-

Series Title: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)

Issue #: 483

Story Title:

• The Curse of Crime Alley
• The "Lights!...Camera!...Murder!" Contract!
• A Date with Batgirl
• Return to Castle Branek!
• Terminus!
• Gotham's Great Kangaroo Race!

Date of Publication: April–May 1979

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / DC Comics Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 1.00 USD

Cover Artists: José Luis García-López, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Don Newton, Dan Adkins, Howard Chaykin, Dick Giordano, Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta, Steve Ditko, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dave Hunt, Dick Dillin, Frank McLaughlin, Adrienne Roy, Glynis Oliver, Jerry Serpe, Gene D'Angelo

Writers: Denny O'Neil, Len Wein, Bob Rozakis

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Leslie Thompkins, Joe Chill, Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, Maxie Zeus, Long John Logan, Human Target (Christopher Chance), Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Sergeant Rod Stromer, Etrigan the Demon (Jason Blood), Baron Tyme, Robin (Dick Grayson), Raven (David Corby), Card Queen (Duela Dent), Maze, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth

First Appearances: Maxie Zeus

Key Facts:

• 68-page Dollar Comic. 40th anniversary of Detective Comics.
• Lead 16-page “The Curse of Crime Alley” by O'Neil, Newton and Dan Adkins. Anniversary of the Waynes’ deaths. Batman goes back to Crime Alley to see Leslie Thompkins (from #457). Origin recap. Maxie Zeus is moving on an old associate and will take civilians with him.
• 8-page Human Target “The ‘Lights!...Camera!...Murder!’ Contract!” by Len Wein and Howard Chaykin. Continues from The Brave and the Bold #144. Chance as stuntman Brad Nayle.
• 12-page Batgirl “A Date with Batgirl” by Bob Rozakis and Bob Oksner. Squadron for the Advancement of Everybody, a date with shy Sgt. Rod Stromer.
• 10-page Demon “Return to Castle Branek!” by Wein and Steve Ditko. Baron Tyme has the Eternity Book. Merlin’s tomb is empty.
• 10-page Robin “Terminus!” by Rozakis and Kurt Schaffenberger. Maze sends villains after Robin. Card Queen is Duela Dent undercover. Maze falls.
• 8-page “Gotham's Great Kangaroo Race!” by O'Neil and Dick Dillin. Bruce Wayne sponsors a kangaroo race to bag an arms smuggler.
• 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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