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Publishers / DC / Batman and the Outsiders (1983) / #4

4November 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Batman and the Outsiders #4

DC · November 1983 · on sale July 26, 1983

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Identification plate

Series: Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 1983 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: November 1983
Key date: November 1983
On-sale date: July 26, 1983
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	One-Man Meltdown!	cover	1	pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo	Batman; Geo-Force; Black Lightning; Katana; Metamorpho; Halo; Meltdown
1	One-Man Meltdown	comic story	23	script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Jim Aparo	Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Geo-Force [Brion Markov]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Halo [Gabrielle Doe]]; Meltdown; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Superman (flashback)
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
3	-	letters page	2	script: Mike W. Barr

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893112211
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893112211

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1546-0	2007	On eBay ›
Batman and the Outsiders #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-6812-1	2017	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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