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405March 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #405

DC · March 1987 · on sale 1986-11-18

First appearance: Sarah EssenFirst appearance: Carmine FalconeFirst appearance: Stanley Merkel2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#405
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
1987-03-00
On-sale date
1986-11-18
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sarah Essen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carmine Falcone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stanley Merkel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Branden - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Year One Part 2cover1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond LewisBatman, Bruce Wayne
2Batman Year One Chapter Two: War Is Declaredcomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd KleinBatman, Harvey Dent, Sarah Essen First, Barbara Kean Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Gillian B. Loeb, Bruce Wayne, Branden First, Carmine Falcone First, Arnold Flass, Stanley Merkel First
3-letters page2script: Barbara J. Randall, Denny O'Neil; pencils: José Luis García-LópezBatman [Bruce Wayne]

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043003
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043003

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Complete Frank Miller Batman #1
ISBN 068140969X		1989On eBay ›
Batman: Year One #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-33-1		1988On eBay ›
Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0690-5		2005On eBay ›
Batman: Year One #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-32-3		1988On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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