DETECTIVE COMICS #481 [DC COMICS] *JIM STARLIN COVER* 1978 FN+

Series Title: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)

Issue #: 481

Story Title:

• Ticket to Tragedy
• Does the Costume Make the Hero?
• A Slow Death in China!
• The Whittles Snatch
• Murder in the Night!

Date of Publication: December 1978–January 1979

Edition: Standard Edition

Publisher: DC / DC Comics Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 1.00 USD

Cover Artists: Jim Starlin, Tatjana Wood

Artists: Marshall Rogers, Don Newton, Dan Adkins, Don Heck, Bob Smith, Dave Hunt, Jim Starlin, P. Craig Russell, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angelo, Jerry Serpe, Tatjana Wood

Writers: Denny O'Neil, Bob Rozakis, Jim Starlin

Characters: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Alfred Pennyworth, Sir Basil Smythe, Henry Frome, Greeny Velvet, Milt Solo, Robin (Dick Grayson), Lori Elton, Chief Frank McDonald, Raven, Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Senator Thomas Cleary, Sino-Superman, Wo Fong, Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom), Francine Langstrom, Rebecca Langstrom, Jason Bard, J. J. Whittles, Commissioner James Gordon, Xavier Simon, Thomas Wayne

First Appearances: Sir Basil Smythe, Greeny Velvet, Milt Solo, Xavier Simon

Key Facts:

• 68-page Dollar Comic. Jim Starlin wraparound cover. After Batman Family is cancelled, Robin, Batgirl and Man-Bat move into this book.
• Lead 17-page “Ticket to Tragedy” by Denny O'Neil and Marshall Rogers. England. Alfred’s cousin, heart surgeon Sir Basil Smythe, is marked. Henry Frome dies in his place. Smythe has a new transplant method and, after a friend’s death, means to burn the notes. Killer is Milt Solo. Batman takes him at the airport in time.
• 11-page Robin “Does the Costume Make the Hero?” by Bob Rozakis and Don Newton. Fan costume try-outs. Raven again, after Batman Family #19.
• 9-page Batgirl “A Slow Death in China!” by Rozakis and Don Heck. China, Sino-Supermen, possible link to brother Tony. Continues from Batman Family #19.
• 11-page Man-Bat “The Whittles Snatch” by Rozakis and Newton. Jason Bard. Rebecca Langstrom (first seen in Batman Family #17).
• 16-page “Murder in the Night!” by Jim Starlin, layouts Starlin, finishes P. Craig Russell. Mutilation scene. The dead men were old Army friends of Thomas Wayne. Xavier Simon is killing them. Continues in #482.
• 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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