Detective Comics #492 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The End of Batgirl!	cover	1	pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1	Vengeance Trail	comic story	15	script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner Gordon; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cormorant; General Scarr
2	Chapter Two... At War with General Scarr	comic story	10	script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; General Scarr; Commissioner Gordon; Cormorant
4	Fifty Million Tons of Soul!	comic story	9	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Smith; letters: John Costanza	"Rusty" Krebs; Linda; David; Nickels (Bank Robber); Carleton Wainwright
5	We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay...	comic story	9	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda	Francine Langstrom, Kirk Langstrom, Becky Langstrom, Man-Bat
6	The First Bird	comic story	8	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Milt Snapinn	Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jennifer Anne; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Kenny; Doris Dexter; Mr. Myers (the man in black)
7	-	letters page	2	script: Paul Levitz

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

Collection	Year
Tales of the Batman: Don Newton #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3294-8	2012	On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-7161-9	2017	On eBay ›
Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-8841-9	2019	On eBay ›
Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-085-4	2020	On eBay ›

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