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Detective Comics 479

DETECTIVE COMICS #479

Cover Date: September-October 1978
Cover Price: $.50
Publication Date: 1978-06-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Marshall Rogers (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "If a Man be Made of Clay..." (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsMarshall Rogers
InksDick Giordano
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGlynis Wein
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Clayface III (next in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #52)

Location(s):

Gotham City
S.T.A.R. Labs
Wayne Foundation

Comment(s):

This story continues directly from last issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Shadow of the Batman #5 (April 1986) [recolored]
Batman: Strange Apparitions (January 2000) [as recolored for Shadow of the Batman reprint]
Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (DC, 2011 series) (November 2011)
Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (2014)
Batman Arkham: Clayface (2017)


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Second Story: "True Heroes Never Die...!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsRich Buckler
InksJohn Celardo
LetteringClem Robins
ColorsGlynis Wein
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman (between Justice League of America #157 and #159)
Hawkwoman (last in Justice League of America #157; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #249)

Supporting Character(s):

Mavis Trent

Villain(s):

Fadeaway Man (first appearance; made Head Curator at Midway City Museum to loot antiquities; next in Brave and the Bold #186)

Location(s):

Midway City
Midway City Museum


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