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There is No Hope in Crime Alley!; Make Way for the Elongated Woman!

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DC Comics Detective Comics (1937)

There is No Hope in Crime Alley!; Make Way for the Elongated Woman!

by Bob Rozakis Writer Dennis O'Neil Writer +21 more

Dec 30, 1975 $0.30 36 pages

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A key issue noted for First appearance of Dr. Leslie Thompkins. Detective Comics #457 was published by DC Comics on March 1, 1976, as part of a series that began in 1937. Bob Rozakis and Dennis O'Neil write, and art comes from Curt Swan, Dick Giordano and Kurt Schaffenberger. This 36-page issue features Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, Batwoman, Wong and Elongated Man, among 13 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series

Detective Comics (1937)

Issue Number

#457

Release Date

December 30, 1975

Cover Date

March 1976

Cover Price

$0.30

Page Count

Series Details

Title

Detective Comics

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1937 - 2011

Issues Count

883

Genres

Action, Adventure, War, Fantasy, Anthro, Mystery, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sports, Historical, Horror, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Superhero, Western

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Bob Rozakis

Writer, Editor

Dennis O'Neil

Writer

Wan Chang O'Shaugnessy

Writer

Dick Giordano

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist, Artist

Curt Swan

Penciller

Kurt Schaffenberger

Penciller, Inker

Murphy Anderson

Penciller, Inker

Neal Adams

Penciller, Inker

Terry Austin

Inker

Vince Colletta

Inker

Tatjana Wood

Colorist

Ben Oda

Letterer

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Elongated Man

Ralph Dibny

Joe Chill

Joseph Chilton

Leslie Thompkins

Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Martha Wayne

Martha Kane

Sue Dibny

Susan Dearbon Dibny

Thomas Wayne

Wong

Paula

Batwoman

Katherine Rebecca Kane

Dusk

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