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DETECTIVE COMICS #493
Cover Date: August 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Dan Adkins |
| Inks | Dan Adkins |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Guest Star(s):
- Swashbuckler (first and last appearance; a new vigilante who was trained by his uncle, the Silver Age Vigilante)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Riddler (last in Batman Vol. 1 #317; next in Brave and the Bold #183)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Houston, TX
Story Reprinted in:
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton (2011)
Credits:
| Story | J.M. DeMatteis |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Red Tornado (in between World's Finest Comics #264/3 and #265/4
Villain(s):
- Unnamed muggers (first appearance for all)
- Mr. Kool and his gang (Sidney Steeps; first appearance; attempts to force a storefront church to move)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Charles Nichols |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Lucius Fox
- Man in Black (Myers; has been following Dick for a month)
Location(s):
- New Carthage
- Gotham City
- Wayne Foundation
- Wayne Manor
- Batcave (Wayne Manor)
Story Reprinted in:
- Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2020)
Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Pencils | Dick Giordano |
| Inks | Steve Mitchell |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Slim (first appearance; a trucker who kills his boss for the competition)
Location(s):
- Boston, MA
Credits:
| Story | Cary Burkett |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Richard Bender
Villain(s):
- Two arsonists (first appearance for both)
Other Character(s):
- Jim Dover
- Tracy Dover (last in issue #491)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- It has been "weeks" since issue #491.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)