Comic Title: Detective Comics #485
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Aug/Sep 1979
On Sale Date: May 10, 1979 Newsstand Date May 10, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #30

Newsstand Date May 10, 1979
Source: Comics Journal, #46

Copyright Date May 10, 1979
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1979

Newsstand Date May 8, 1979
Source: Comic Reader, #168

Newsstand Date May 7, 1979
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 79 #18
Listed as on sale the week of May 7th

Shipping Date April 17, 1979
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #30

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 64
Editor: Paul Levitz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Vengeance Vow"
Pages: 20

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Don Newton
Inker: Dan Adkins
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Batman:Tales of the Demon TPB (1991)
Tales of the Batman:Don Newton HC (2012)
Batman:Tales of the Demon HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Super Friends #22; next appearance in Justice League of America #169)

Guest Star(s)

• Bronze Tiger (last appearance in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #18; next appearance in Detective Comics #489)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #151; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #153)
• Kathy Kane (dies in this story; last appearance in Freedom Fighters #15; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Ra's Al Ghul (last appearance in DC Special Series #15; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #159)
• Talia (last appearance in DC Special Series #15; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #159)
• League of Assassins (last appearance in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #13; next appearance in Detective Comics #487)
• Sensei (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #39; next appearance in Detective Comics #487)