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415January 1988
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Batman #415

DC · January 1988 · on sale 1987-09-22

First appearance: Herupa Hando HuFirst appearance: Nadia Safir4 variantsStoryline: Millennium
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#415
Publication date
January 1988
Key date
1988-01-00
On-sale date
1987-09-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Herupa Hando Hu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony TollinBatman, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
1Millenniumcomic story22script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Agustin MásBatman, Oswald Cobblepot, Jonathan Crane, Harvey Dent, The Floronic Man, Victor Fries, Herupa Hando Hu First, Joker, Mr. Freeze, Edward Nigma, Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth, Riddler, Robin
3Earth Day 1990public service announcement1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetSuperman
4-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil, Jonathan Peterson

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Third Printingprice 0.75 USD
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043001
Second Printingprice 0.75 USD
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043001

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Second Chances #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5518-3		2015On eBay ›
DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-145-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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