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407May 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #407

DC · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01-20

First appearance: James Gordon Jr.First appearance: Jefferson SkeeversFirst appearance: Johnny Viti2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#407
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-01-20
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 James Gordon Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Year One Part 4cover1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond LewisBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Bruce Wayne
2Batman Year One Chapter Four: Friend in Needcomic story24script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd KleinBatman, Branden, Catwoman, Harvey Dent, Sarah Essen, Carmine Falcone, Arnold Flass, Barbara Kean Gordon, James Gordon Jr. First, Commissioner James Gordon, Selina Kyle, Gillian B. Loeb, Stanley Merkel, Alfred Pennyworth
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetRobin

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043005
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043005

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Complete Frank Miller Batman #1
ISBN 068140969X		1989On eBay ›
The Batman Gallery #11992On 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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