Cover: Dick Giordano

Detective Comics #488

Feb 1980 · DC · 1.00 USD

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“The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman”

In "The Spook's Death Sentence for Batman," Batgirl steps into a volatile cityscape where a murdered gang leader ignites tensions between rival factions, and the Dark Knight's shadow looms as the only hope to prevent bloodshed. Written by Jack C. Harris and brought to life by José Delbo’s expressive art, with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Adrienne Roy, this 1980 issue captures a tense moment in Gotham’s underworld. The cover, a striking double portrait by Dick Giordano, sets the tone with a haunting, noir-inspired vision of the story’s central mystery.

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writer Jack C. Harris · artist José Delbo · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover Dick Giordano

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writer Jack C. Harris

artist José Delbo

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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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.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).