Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #455

Cover by Mike Grell. "Heart of a Vampire," script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Mike Grell

Alfred and Bruce are miles outside of town when their car mysteriously overheats; They go to a nearby boarded-up house to find some water for the radiator; Inside they discover a coffin and a very old sunlamp which Bruce accidentally breaks; They split up to search when vampire Gustav Decobra exits the coffin and attacks Bruce who changes to Batman; Batman puts a wooden beam through Gustav's chest but finds that his heart is not where it should be. "Battle of the Backfiring Weapons," script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; Hawkman and Hawkgirl discuss their recent encounters with Chester McCann who seems to have the superpower of triggering fantastic escapes; Hawkman develops a plan; Meanwhile Chester, too, has realized his powers and decides just to begin robbing. Art by Curt Swan.

36 pgs., full color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.