Detective Comics #674 (1980)

Gunhawk has come to Gotham City to steal a prototype military weapon, and Batman must overcome his foe’s awesome arsenal in order to stop him.Batman (Jean Paul Valley) is finding it difficult to continue on his crusade, taking on gangbangers in the subway, he’s losing his identity.Meanwhile Gunhawk and Bunny snipe Mr. R. Renfrew Talmadge from a rooftop, killing him on his birthday.Montoya and Bullock are called to the scene of the crime to investigate. Bullock contacts Batman who reacts indifferently to the news that Talmadge was murdered.At Bunny & Gunhawk’s wilderness hideaway, Gunhawk admires a military prototype weapon in Bullets & Babes magazine. Gunhawk wants to steal it.Batman interrupts Arnold Hockert taking a girl into his condo and gets him to admit paying off Gunhawk to kill Talmadge. Batman returns to the Batcave to find out who Gunhawk is and discovers Robin has been snooping around but leaves that for later.Gunhawk and Bunny show up to the gun show where the prototype is on sale and start a firefight with other gun show aficionados. Batman shows up and they open fire on them, Gunhawk tries to pursue him but Bunny is shot by another gun show patron. Gunhawk picks Bunny up and runs away as a tattered Batman looks on from the rafters.Notes:On page 2 panel 3 Finger St is a homage to Bill Finger.On page 3 panel 1 Newstime named Link Rambau the Man of the Year. Link Rambau is a parody of Rush Limbaugh.Other homage headlines on the above page were “Hanna Late!” = Scott Hanna, “Vincenzo Arrested” = Darren Vincenzo, “Peterson on Rampage” = Scott Peterson, “Manley Arrested” = Mike Manley and “Nolan Moves” = Graham Nolan.On page 9 panel 6 “Missing Scott Peterson” flyer is a homage to Scott Peterson.On page 16 panel 2 homage headlines “Gotham Yankees Drop Nolan” = Graham Nolan and “O’Neil Caught, IRS Tracks Down Poker Ace” = Dennis O’Neil.On page 16 panel 3 the security guards named Wilbur and Chip bear a striking resemblance and a homage to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Plus, their names were used in the movie Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”DC Universe” one page featuring a memorial to the recent passing of Jack Kirby.

Collection notes

Detective Comics #674 (1980) from DC Comics is cataloged in the ApeChain Comics master inventory.

Publisher: DC Comics
Family: Batman Family
Volume: Vol. 1 ongoing
Publication window: 1980-2000

Website status: Draft
Sales status: Not listed
Photo status: Not photographed
Expected in collection: Yes
Inventory ID: dc-comics-detective-comics-674-1980-1235