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540July 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Detective Comics #540

DC · July 1984 · on sale 1984-04-03

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#540
Publication date
July 1984
Key date
1984-07-00
On-sale date
1984-04-03
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fear Is the Key!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Todd KleinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
1Something Scarycomic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Harvey Bullock
2In Cold Type!comic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Bob LappanGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Printer's Devil
3-letters page2script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046507
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046507

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Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan #2
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