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Detective Comics (vol. 1) #477 (May-June 1978):
“The House That Haunted Batman!”
by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, etc.

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #477

Title: “The House That Haunted Batman!”

Feature: Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Medium: comic

Cover date: May-June 1978

Publisher: DC
Written by: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman
Art by: Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, Dick Giordano


12 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Commissioner Gordon Commissioner Gordon supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City DC 2,797
Rupert Thorne Rupert Thorne villain
  [crime boss] DC 57
Doctor Tzin-Tzin villain
  [1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #354 (Aug. 1966)] DC 10
Clayface Clayface (Preston Payne)
(cameo) 
villain
  [1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #477 (May-June 1978)] DC 26
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(illusion) 
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
The Flash The Flash (Barry Allen)
(illusion) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,826
Martian Manhunter Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
(illusion) 
hero
CBR Scale: M Martian religion
Justice Experience; Martian...  DC 2,228
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
(illusion) 
hero
CBR Scale: M agnostic; Liberal Marxist
Green Arrows of the World; Justice League Elite...  DC 2,507
Nightwing Robin (Dick Grayson)
(illusion) 
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Batman family; Super Friends...  DC 4,498
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth
(illusion) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 3,048
Hawkman Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)
(illusion) 
hero
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion
All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  DC 1,270

This comic is an adaptation of: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #408 (Feb. 1971): "The House That Haunted Batman!".

The story in this issue consists primarily of a previously published story (15 pages long) along with 3 pages of new framing material (2 pages at the beginning and 1 page at the end). The previously published story is "The House That Haunted Batman!", originally printed in Detective Comics #408 (Feb. 1971), written by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman, pencilled by Neal Adams and inked by Dick Giordano. The framing story (which one archival source labelled "A Little Talk With Rupert Thorne") was written by Len Wein, pencilled by Marshall Rogers, and inked by Dick Giordano.

Technically, the previously published material which makes up the bulk of this issue's story is a "flashback," with the framing material presented as taking place in the current, contemporary time frame.