Cover: Rich Buckler & Dick Giordano

Detective Comics #513

Apr 1982 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP

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“"...Is Better Than None!"”

In "…Is Better Than None!", Gotham teeters under a new regime as Batman goes missing, leaving Robin to grapple with fear and uncertainty—unaware he's been captured by Two-Face. Meanwhile, Vicki Vale shocks Alfred with a startling revelation about Bruce Wayne, and a new police commissioner, Pauling, takes control of Gotham’s forces. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Don Newton, with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Adrienne Roy, this 1982 thriller delivers tension and intrigue, all framed by Rich Buckler’s cover pencils and Dick Giordano’s inks.

writer Gerry Conway · artist Don Newton · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist Don Newton

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Rich Buckler

cover inks Dick Giordano

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With Batman missing, Robin worries about his friend, unaware that he is being help prisoner by Two-Face. Meanwhile, Vicki Vale reveals to Alfred that she knows that Bruce is Batman, and Thorne's man Pauling takes over as police commissioner of Gotham.

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