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Publisher: DC

Title: Detective Comics
Issue: 488
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: February-March 1980
Volume: 44

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Detective Comics #488
Owner: Par2ch

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Story Title: The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (spectral image); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (spectral image); The Spook


Story Title: The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman - comic story
Pages:17
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Spook; Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Simon Thatcher; Mr. Torr; Jeff Laird; Desmond Foster; Mr. Wilton
Synopsis:When the Spook is hired to free a death row inmate, he causes Batman to switch places with the prisoner, with the guards believing that Batman is the prisoner as the clock ticks down to the scheduled execution.


Story Title: The Last Duty! - comic story
Features:Tales of Gotham City
Pages:8
Genre:drama
Characters:Clem Schnectady


Story Title: Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing - comics-form advertising
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hawkman [Katar Hol]; sky diving club members
Synopsis:Hawkman rescues a man whose parachute fails to open and the rest of his club celebrates with Hostess Cup Cakes.


Story Title: The Leader of the Dark Lords - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Dark Lords (street gang) [Alo Ramerez (deceased); Sanchez; Salgoto; other unnamed Dark Lords]; The Invaders (street gang) [Len Rockwell; other unnamed Invaders]
Synopsis:In the wake of Barbara Gordon losing her re-election to Congress, Batgirl must try to stop violence from erupting between two street gangs when the leader of one gang is found murdered on the turf of the other gang.


Story Title: Minus One Miracle Car! - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:superhero
Characters:Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny


Story Title: The Great Campus Kidnap! - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bernie Johnson; Jennifer Anne; Chief Frank McDonald; Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Bruce Wayne [Batman] (cameo)
Synopsis:Robin investigates when several Hudson University students are kidnapped.


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Features:The Batcave
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


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