Detective Comics #490 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sensei; Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul
1	Requiem for a Martyr!	comic story	22	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Lurk; Gotham City mayor; Commissioner James Gordon; Reverend Feeney (death); world religious leaders; Barton McManus; Sensei; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul
3	Dance of Death!	comic story	8	script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: John Calnan; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda	Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; Charles Rey; Philipe Rey; Cecile Rey
4	Encounter	comic story	3	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein
5	The Deadly Answers!	comic story	8	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: John Calnan; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Milt Snapinn	Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jennifer Anne; Mrs. Higgins; Professor Milton; Billy Baldwain; unnamed switchboard operator; Chief Frank McDonald; Mr. Myers (the man in black)
6	Lightning Strikes Out!	comic story	10	script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Ben Oda	Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]
7	The Batcave	letters page	2	script: Paul Levitz

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

Collection	Year
Batman: Tales of the Demon #[nn] ISBN 0-930289-94-3	1991	On eBay ›

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