Batman #440 (1989) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	A Lonely Place of Dying, Part 1 of 5	cover	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin	Batman, Bruce Wayne
1	A Lonely Place of Dying, Chapter One: Suspects	comic story	22	script: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne
2	-	letters page	2	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098930430740

Collection	Year
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying #[nn] ISBN 0-930289-63-3	1990	On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: Batman - A Death in the Family #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2516-2	2009	On eBay ›
Batman: A Death in the Family #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3274-0	2012	On eBay ›
Batman: A Death in the Family The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-917-8	2021	On eBay ›
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying 1 (2026 Edition) #1	2026	On eBay ›

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