Detective Comics #469 (1977) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doctor Phosphorus [Alexander Sartorius]
2	...By Death's Eerie Light!	comic story	11	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Doctor Phosphorous [Alexander Sartorius] (villain, introduction, origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; Dr. Bell
3	Volume 77 Issue 8 - Week of February 21, 1977	in-house column	1	editing: Bob Rozakis	Isis
4	The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus	comic story	6	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: John Workman	Doctor Phosphorous [Alexander Sartorius]; Rupert Thorne; Dr. Bell
5	-	letters page	0.75	script: Bob Rozakis
6	-	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Shadow of the Batman #1	1985	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #140	1977	On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-7161-9	2017	On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9554-7	2020	On eBay ›

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