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$9.95; 13.95 CAD

Batman: Year One #[nn]

DC · [October] 1988 · on sale 1988-06-16

Death of Martha Wayne8 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman: Year One (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
[October] 1988
Key date
1988-10-00
On-sale date
1988-06-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$9.95; 13.95 CAD
Pages
108
ISBN
0930289-33-1

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman: Year Onecover1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: David MazzucchelliBatman, Bruce Wayne
1Batman: Year Onecredits, title page1letters: typeset
2Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Frank Miller
3-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David MazzucchelliBruce Wayne, Martha Wayne Death, Thomas Wayne Death
4Chapter One: Who I Am, How I Came To Becomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein
5-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli
6Chapter Two: War Is Declaredcomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein
7-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli
8Chapter Three: Black Dawncomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein
9-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli
10Chapter Four: Friend in Needcomic story24script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein
11-illustration1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli
12Biostext article1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
4th Printingbarcode 76194120306500114
5th Printingprice 9.95 USD; 15.50 CAD; barcode 76194120306500115
Sixth Printingprice 9.95 USD; 16.95 CAD; barcode 76194120306500116
Seventh Printingprice 9.95 USD; 16.95 CAD; barcode 76194120306500117
Eighth Printingprice 12.95 USD; 19.95 CAD; barcode 76194120306500118
Second PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Third PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Second Printing - Book of the Month Club Editionprice None

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0690-5		2005On eBay ›
Batman: Year One #[nn]
ISBN 0-446-38-923-4; 0-446-38-924-2		1988On eBay ›
Absolute Batman: Year One #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-4379-1		2017On eBay ›
Batman: Year One - The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7294-4		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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