Detective Comics, #507 Direct
Published: October 1981
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Issue Contents:
Dressed to Die!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Manikin [Miranda]
Credits
- Pencils: Denys Cowan
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Cowan cover penciler credit derived from The Comic Reader #192; previously credited to Rich Buckler. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Dressed to Die!
Storyline
Batman must stop Manikin from killing fashion designer Hoston and uncover the motives behind her killing spree.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Manikin [Miranda] (villain)
- Hoston
- Kevin Clane [Kelvin Cline] (flashback, death)
- Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (flashback)
- Victor
- unnamed Attorney General
- unnamed Arkham Asylum psychiatrist
- Bud Raleigh (managing editor, Gotham Gazette)
- Margaret Thorndyke
- Alfred Pennyworth
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Pencils: Don Newton
- Inks: Dan Adkins
- Colors: Adrienne Roy
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
Story continues from the previous issue. Manikin's murder victim is called Kelvin Cline here, but in the previous issue he was referred to as Kevin Clane.
Concerts and Cupcakes
Characters
- Hawkman
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
Story Notes
Script credit from interview at http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.
Featuring Batcave
Credits
- Script: Robin Snyder
Story Notes
Snyder credit per Gary Usher's Robin Snyder Comic Book List. Letters of comment from Kevin Fischer, Alan Attar, and Samuel Hendricks.
The Pursuit of Joy
Featuring Tales of Gotham City
Credits
- Script: Mike W. Barr
- Pencils: Dan Spiegle
- Inks: Dan Spiegle
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Ben Oda
Diamonds Aren't Forever!
Characters
- Batman
- Commissioner James Gordon
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Pencils: Trevor Von Eeden
- Inks: Steve Mitchell
- Colors: Adrienne Roy
- Letters: Ben Oda