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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #542
542September 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Detective Comics #542

DC · September 1984 · on sale June 5, 1984

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#542
Publication date
September 1984
Key date
September 1984
On-sale date
June 5, 1984
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
0The End?cover1pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]
1Between Two Nightscomic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Alfred Pennyworth; Julia Remarque; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Lucius Fox; Amanda Groscz; Doctor Fang
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3The Night Fly II: The Turn of an Unfriendly Cardcomic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Jeanine Casey; letters: Bob LappanGreen Arrow; Death Dealer
4Detective Commentsillustration1pencils: José Luis García-López, Ed Hannigan; inks: Klaus Janson

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046509
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046509

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CollectionYear
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7769-7		2018On eBay ›

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