Detective Comics #496 (DC, 1980 — Cover A)

DC Comics · Detective Comics (1937-2011) · 26 pages · Published 1980-11-26

Cary Burkett — Writer
Michael Fleisher — Writer
Jose Delbo — Penciller
Don Newton — Penciller
Bob Smith — Inker
Dan Adkins — Inker
Jim Aparo — Cover Artist
Gene D'Angelo — Colorist
Adrienne Roy — Colorist

"MURDER ON THE MYSTERY SHIP!" When asylum-bound former horror star Basil Karlo reads of an International Horror Film Exposition on the luxury ship Varania III, he is enraged at not having been invited. Killing his nurse, he escapes and makes his way to the ship. Clayface, one of Karlo's most famous horror movie creations, attempts to kill some party guests and fights Batman.