Detective Comics #459

Detective Comics — DC Comics

Issue: #459

Last valuation update: 2025-09-29

“A CLUE BEFORE DYING!” While attending a party thrown by Elliot Quinn, Batman must uncover who murdered the host.Batman stars in a murder mystery, "A Clue Before Dying!" When a man is shot dead, Batman arrives at the scene to try and decipher which of the four witnesses is the murderer. Following the clues, Batman discovers one of the witnesses dead in a chair - apparently pointing to the carpet....

Creators: Julius Schwartz, Bob Rozakis, Pablo Marcos, José Luis García-López, Martin Pasko, Ernie Chan, E. Nelson Bridwell

Characters: Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, Man-Bat, Dr. Francine Langstrom