Detective Comics, #395
Published: January 1970
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Issue Contents:
The Secret of the Waiting Graves (1)
"I offer you immortality -- or instant death! Choose, Batman -- Now!"
Storyline
Delores Muerto, accompanied by her deadly falcon and ferocious wolves, has Batman trapped in the basement of an ancient Mexican monastery.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Delores Muerto
- falcon
- wolves
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Secret of the Waiting Graves
"A bleak hillside on central Mexico... a pair of open graves... and the shadow of the dread... Batman"
Storyline
Bruce Wayne is invited to a grand fiesta by Mexican socialites Juan and Dolores Muerto. As Batman, he thwarts the assassination of one of the guests and finds that the Muertos have discovered the secret of immortality.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Juan Muerto
- Dolores Muerto
- Pedro Valdes
- Manuel
Credits
- Script: Denny O'Neil
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Page 10 is a 2/3-page and page 16 is a 1/2-page. First line is completed by the feature logo illustration. "Muerto", fittingly, is the Spanish word for "dead" or "deceased person". Described as "Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' First Tale of the Dark Knight" on the cover of Millennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 (DC, 2000 Series) June 2000.
Drop Out... or Drop Dead!
"Dick (Robin) Grayson's first day at Hudson University has been an eventful one!"
Storyline
Robin discovers the truth behind the fake cops and demonstrators that created the riot at Hudson University.
Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Jonah Haggenmiller
- Firebrand Fran
Credits
- Script: Frank Robbins
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #394.
Crime-Writing Clues!
"A forger who makes a perfect copy of a victim's signature can easily be apprehended because no one ever signs his name the same way twice."
Story Notes
Four panels with captions and dialogue, each depicting a different technique of identifying perpetrators of crimes that involve handwritten or typewritten notes such as forgery or blackmail.
Batman's Hot Line
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters of comment from Walt Jaschek, Jeff Kichaven and Rand B. Lee.