Detective Comics, #497 Newsstand
Published: December 1980
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Bad Night in Baja
Storyline
Batman travels to Baja Mexico to retrieve stolen US missile launch codes from The Squid who is planning to sell them to the highest bidder. Batman escapes with the documents but is badly wounded and hides out in a seedy hotel with the Squid and his men in pursuit.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Waldo Pepper (hotel owner)
- Ernie Edwards (thug)
- Sloan (FBI agent)
- Witt (FBI agent)
- The Squid [Clement Carp] (villain)
- Squid's men
- Marie Schneider (newlywed)
- David (Marie's husband)
- Mr. Halston
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Pencils: Don Newton
- Inks: Dan Adkins
- Colors: Adrienne Roy
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Parody of the Spirit strip, dedicated to Will Eisner.
Superman Saves the Weather Satellites!
Barbara Gordon... Murderess!
Storyline
Detective Cameron investigates Barbara Gordon for the murder of a rival Congressman.
Characters
- Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Doreen Gray
- James Stein
- Robert "Bob" Barton
- Detective Cameron
- Richard Bender
- Assistant District Attorney Charles Turner
Credits
- Script: Cary Burkett
- Pencils: José Delbo
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Colors: Gene D'Angelo
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Featuring Batcave
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz
Story Notes
Letters of comment from Tom Hunter, Neil Ahlquist, and Gary Thomson.