DETECTIVE COMICS #439 [DC COMICS] *NEAL ADAMAS / DICK GIORDANO COVER* 1974 VG

Series Title: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)

Issue #: 439

Story Title:

• Night of the Stalker!
• Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk
• Riddle of the Clown (reprint from Flash Comics #92, February 1948)
• The Gold Hunters of '49! (reprint from The Atom #12, April–May 1964)
• [untitled Doctor Fate] (reprint from More Fun Comics #66, April 1941)
• Batman's Bewitched Nightmare! (reprint from Detective Comics #336, February 1965)
• The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves! (reprint from Detective Comics #355, September 1966)
• [untitled Kid Eternity] (reprint from Kid Eternity #3, Autumn 1946)

Date of Publication: February–March 1974

Edition: Standard Edition (100-page giant)

Publisher: DC / National Periodical Publications Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.50 USD

Cover Artists: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Sal Amendola, Dick Giordano, Jerry Serpe, Walter Simonson, Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Sid Greene, Howard Sherman, Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino

Writers: Vin Amendola, Sal Amendola, Steve Englehart, Archie Goodwin, Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, Joe Millard

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, Joe Chill, Cannon, Rick, Manhunter (Paul Kirk), Christine St. Clair, Dr. Anatol Mykros, Asano Nitobe, Damon Nostrand, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Gentleman Ghost, The Atom (Ray Palmer), Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), The Outsider, Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny), Zatanna, Kid Eternity

First Appearances: Dr. Anatol Mykros, Asano Nitobe, The Council

Key Facts:

• 100-page giant. Cover-dated February–March 1974, on sale 29 November 1973. Neal Adams and Dick Giordano cover. First Archie Goodwin-edited Detective.
• Lead 14-page “Night of the Stalker!” plotted by Vin and Sal Amendola, scripted by Steve Englehart, drawn by Sal Amendola and Dick Giordano. Batman sees a couple shot in front of their child and flashes to Crime Alley. He hunts the four robbers across Gotham and the woods, using fear more than fists. The last is barely more than a boy and cannot look at him. Built around a water-fight beat Neal Adams used to pitch in the bullpen. Collected in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told.
• New 8-page Manhunter chapter “The Resurrection of Paul Kirk” by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson. Christine St. Clair finds wounded Paul Kirk in Morocco and hears his origin: the Council, cloning, Dr. Mykros, ninjutsu master Asano Nitobe. Her Interpol boss Damon Nostrand is a Council agent. Continues the Goodwin/Simonson Manhunter run.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 100 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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