Comic Title: Best of DC #30
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: November 1982
On Sale Date: August 5, 1982 Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: House Ad, All-Star Squadron #14, Page 32

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #203

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #75

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #13

Copyright Date July 20, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Len Wein

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Midnight Is the Dying Hour"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Batgirl (of Earth-1)
Robin (of Earth-1)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Vince Colletta

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #401 (1970)

Feature Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #400; next appearance in Teen Titans #28)
• Batgirl (last appearance in Detective Comics #400; next appearance in Detective Comics #404)

Villain(s)

• Jack Markham (last appearance in Detective Comics #400; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Amos Willard (as a corpse; last appearance in Detective Comics #400; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Hank Osher (in flashback)
• Huntington (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued from Detective Comics #400.

Synopsis:
Robin investigates the murder of Amos Willard on the campus of Hudson University. His investigation leads him to the library where the killer has caught Batgirl and is preparing to seal her inside the wall of the building. Robin rescues her. Working together, the two heroes chase the killer and expose him as acting student Jack Markham.