DETECTIVE COMICS #451 [DC COMICS] *DICK GIORDANO COVER* 1975 FN/VF

Series Title: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)

Issue #: 451

Story Title:

• The Batman's Burden!
• The Parking Lot Bandit Strikes Again!

Date of Publication: September 1975

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / National Periodical Publications Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.25 USD

Cover Artists: Dick Giordano, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Ernie Chan, Al Milgrom, Terry Austin

Writers: Denny O'Neil, Bob Rozakis

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Cumming Streeter, Molly Post, Baldy Amber, Commissioner James Gordon, Robin (Dick Grayson), Chief Frank McDonald, Sylvia Kitter, Paul Shuster, Lori Elton

First Appearances: Cumming Streeter, Baldy Amber

Key Facts:

• Lead 12-page “The Batman's Burden!” by Denny O'Neil and Ernie Chan. Bruce, Cumming Streeter and Molly Post are on San Lorenzo for a charity gambling meet. Gordon has a tip of a hit but not the target. Batman leans on old mobster Baldy Amber. Molly, who last appeared in Batman #243, is sick of how rough he is and even bottles him. Amber names the wrong man. The real contract is Streeter, hired to take Molly out of an international ski meet so the books can clean up. Batman stops him on a balcony. Molly tells Bruce the Batman enjoys violence. Bruce says he does not: it is a burden. Molly Post’s final appearance.
• 6-page Robin backup “The Parking Lot Bandit Strikes Again!” by Bob Rozakis, Al Milgrom and Terry Austin. Continues from #450. Robin and Chief McDonald take the bandit and Paul Shuster, who framed him for a $50,000 Hudson theft.
• Full colour throughout.

Page Count: 36 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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