Batman #396 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Anthony Tollin	Batman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Film Freak [Norman Bates]
1	Box-Office Smash	comic story	22	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Batman; Catwoman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Julia Remarque; Commissioner Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Film Freak [Norman Bates]
2	-	letters page	2	script: Bob Greenberger

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043006
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893043006

Collection	Year
DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-273-9	2025	On eBay ›

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