Detective Comics Vol 1 482

Detective Comics Vol 1 #482 March, 1979 Issue Details Pages 68 Original Price 1.00 Cover Artists Rich Buckler Dick Giordano Publisher DC Comics Indicia Publisher DC Comics, Inc. Brand/Imprint DC (bullet) "Night of the Body Snatcher!" Writers Jim Starlin Pencilers Jim Starlin Inkers P. Craig Russell Colourists Tatjana Wood Letterers Karen Kish Editors Paul Levitz Julius Schwartz Al Milgrom "A Quick Death in China" Writers Bob Rozakis Pencilers Don Heck Inkers Frank Chiaramonte Colourists Jerry Serpe Letterers Milt Snapinn Editors Paul Levitz Julius Schwartz Al Milgrom "The Eternity Book" Writers Len Wein Pencilers Michael Golden Inkers Dick Giordano Colourists Glynis Wein Letterers Milt Snapinn Editors Paul Levitz Julius Schwartz Al Milgrom "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure" Writers Bob Rozakis Pencilers Michael Golden Inkers Bob Smith Colourists Anthony Tollin Letterers Milt Snapinn Editors Paul Levitz Julius Schwartz Al Milgrom "The League of Crime" Writers Bob Rozakis Pencilers Juan Ortiz Inkers Dave Hunt Colourists Adrienne Roy Letterers Ben Oda Editors Paul Levitz Julius Schwartz Al Milgrom Previous Issue Next Issue Detective Comics #481 Detective Comics #483

Appearing in "Night of the Body Snatcher!"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Adversaries:

• Xavier Simon (Final appearance; Dies)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Security Guard (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City

• Gotham Cemetery

Items:

• Batrope
• Batarang

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Night of the Body Snatcher!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "A Quick Death in China"

Featured Characters:

• Batgirl

Supporting Characters:

• Leslie Tauburn
• Batman (Cameo)
• Commissioner Gordon (Cameo)
•  Dick Grayson  (Cameo)

Adversaries:

• Wo Fong (Apparent Death)

• the Sino-Supermen (Apparent Death)

Other Characters:

• Senator Thomas Cleary
• Hiro Yoshita (Single appearance)
• Lewis Efrem
• Tony Gordon (Death)

Locations:

• China

• Peking

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "A Quick Death in China"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Eternity Book"

Featured Characters:

•  Etrigan the Demon  (Jason Blood)

Supporting Characters:

• Glenda Mark
• Harry Matthews
• Randu Singh
• Merlin (Appears in flashback and main story)

Adversaries:

• Morgaine le Fey (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Baron Tyme
• Golem (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Aldo Beckermann (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Gotham City

• Beckermann's Book Shop

• Camelot (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Castle Branek (Appears in flashback and main story)

Items:

• Eternity Book

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Eternity Book"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure"

Featured Characters:

•  Bat-Mite 

Supporting Characters:

• Al Milgrom

Adversaries:

Other Characters:

• DC Comics

• Anthony Tollin
• Bob Rozakis
• Bob Smith
• Jack C. Harris
• Michael Golden
• Milton Snappin

Locations:

• Earth-Prime

• New York City

• DC Comics

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The League of Crime"

Featured Characters:

• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Duela Dent

Adversaries:

• MAZE

• Unnamed Leader (First appearance)
• the Raven

Other Characters:

• Fred (Single appearance)
• Lt. Tatem

Locations:

• New Carthage

Items:

• Batrope
• Batarang

Vehicles:

• Whirly-Bat
  
  

Synopsis for "The League of Crime"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• In "Night of the Body Snatcher!" Starlin is credited with layouts, Russell with finished art. Also, Karen Kish is credited as Karisha.
• "Night of the Body Snatcher!" is reprinted in DC Goes Ape.
• "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!" is reprinted in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told.
  

Trivia

• In the first story, tombstones for Al Milgrom, Jim Starlin and P. Craig Russell (1951-1977) can be seen in Gotham Cemetery.

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Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

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