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Publishers / DC / Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (1989) / #[nn - Regular]
[nn - Regular][August] 1989
$2.50; 3.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP

Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture #[nn - Regular]

DC · [August] 1989 · on sale June 22, 1989

First appearance (cover): Jack NapierFirst appearance (cover): Joker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#[nn - Regular]
Publication date
[August] 1989
Key date
August 1989
On-sale date
June 22, 1989
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Jack Napier - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Joker - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Steve OliffBatman, Joker First, Jack Napier First, Bruce Wayne
1Batman: The Movie Adaptationcomic story64script: Sam Hamm, Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Alexander Knox; Alicia; Joker [Jack Napier] (villain); Carl Grissom (villain, dies); Lt. Eckhardt (villain, dies); Bob (villain, dies)

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098932240095

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-050-2		2020On eBay ›
Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-350-1		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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