Cover: Ross Andru & Dick Giordano

Detective Comics #491

Jun 1980 · DC · 1.00 USD

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“The Riddle of the Golden Fleece”

In "The Riddle of the Golden Fleece," Black Lightning faces a desperate showdown when he rescues Lincoln Trask from a burning building, only to discover his powers have failed him. As the fugitive Jacques Cravin confesses his plan to fake his own death in the blaze, the stakes rise in a battle of wits and survival. Written by Martin Pasko and illustrated by Pat Broderick, with inks by Frank McLaughlin and colors by Bob LeRose, this gripping tale unfolds with tense momentum. The cover, by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano, captures the moment’s intensity.

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writer Martin Pasko · artist Pat Broderick · inker Frank McLaughlin · colorist Bob LeRose · letterer Milton Snapinn · cover Ross Andru, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Martin Pasko

artist Pat Broderick

inker Frank McLaughlin

colorist Bob LeRose

letterer Milton Snapinn

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Black Lightning saves Lincoln Trask and himself from the burning building and manages to stop Jacques Cravin from escaping. During the battle Lightning discovers that his powers no longer work. Jacques confesses that he tried to burn Lightning's body in the fire in able to trick the mob into thinking that it was he who perished in the fire so they would stop coming after him.

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