Cover: Jim Aparo

Detective Comics #494

Sep 1980 · DC · 1.00 USD

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“The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!”

In "The Crime Doctor Calls at Midnight!", Black Lightning confronts a dangerous new threat in Suicide Slum, where a masked vigilante known as the Slime Killer targets criminals—only to reveal a shocking connection to one of Black Lightning’s students, Jonathan Davis. Written by J. M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Gérald Forton, with colors by Gene D'Angelo and letters by Ben Oda, the issue blends urban tension and personal stakes, all framed by Jim Aparo’s striking cover.

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writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist, inker Gérald Forton · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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writer J. M. DeMatteis

artist, inker Gérald Forton

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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Black Lightning stops the Slime Killer, a masked vigilante killing criminals in Suicide Slum who happens to be the father of one of his students, Jonathan Davis.

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