Detective Comics #482 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1979.
Synopsis for "Night of the Body Snatcher!"
Batman is overpowered by the white ape-body of Xavier Simon and must quickly find a way to prevent Simon from transferring his own mind into the Caped Crusader’s body.
Appearing in "Night of the Body Snatcher!"
Featured Characters:
- Template:Apn
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Xavier Simon (Final appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Security Guard (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "A Quick Death in China"
Wo Fong mistakenly thinks Barbara Gordon's friend, Leslie, is really Batgirl and tries to make her reveal super-heroic secrets. Meanwhile, the real Batgirl and her brother Tony Gordon team together to combat Wo Fong and his Sino-Supermen.
Appearing in "A Quick Death in China"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Leslie Tauburn
- Batman (Cameo)
- Commissioner Gordon (Cameo)
- Template:Apn (Cameo)
Villains:
- Wo Fong (Apparent Death)
- the Sino-Supermen (Apparent Death)
Other Characters:
- Senator Tom Cleary
- Hiro Yoshita (Single appearance)
- Lewis Efrem
- Tony Gordon (Dies)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Eternity Book"
Baron Tyme's servant kills the keeper of the Eternity Book, spurring Jason Blood to become the Demon and attempt the book's recovery.
Appearing in "The Eternity Book"
Featured Characters:
- Template:Apn (Jason Blood)
Supporting Characters:
- Glenda Mark
- Harry Matthews
- Randu Singh
- Merlin (Flashback only)
Villains:
- Morgaine le Fey (Flashback only)
- Baron Tyme
- Golem (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Aldo Beckermann (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Beckermann's Book Shop
- Camelot (Flashback only)
- Castle Branek (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure"
Bat-Mite shows up at the DC offices and demands his own feature.
Appearing in "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure"
Featured Characters:
- Template:Apn
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
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Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The League of Crime"
After seeing Robin handle two of his costumed operatives, the head of MAZE orders the teen wonder to be brought to him dead.
Appearing in "The League of Crime"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Maze
- Unnamed Leader (First appearance)
- the Raven
Other Characters:
- Fred (Single appearance)
- Lt. Tatem
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Notes
- In "Night of the Body Snatcher!" Starlin is credited with layouts, Russell with finished art. Also, Karen Kish is credited as Karisha.
- "Night of the Body Snatcher!" is reprinted in DC Goes Ape.
- "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure!" is reprinted in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told.
Trivia
- In the first story, tombstones for Al Milgrom, Jim Starlin and P. Craig Russell (1951-1977) can be seen in Gotham Cemetery.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)