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544November 1984
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Detective Comics #544

DC · November 1984 · on sale 1984-07-31

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#544
Publication date
November 1984
Key date
1984-11-00
On-sale date
1984-07-31
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman, Anton Knight, The Night-Slayer, Bruce Wayne
1Deceit in Dark Secretscomic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd KleinBatman, Harvey Bullock, Commissioner James Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Anton Knight, Natalia Knight, The Night-Slayer, Nocturna, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
2Flash Force 2000illustration1pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Andrew Helfer
3Driving Force!comic story14script: Robert Loren Fleming; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Joe Orlando; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Andrew Helfer
4It's No Fair II: Fair from the Madding Crowdcomic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManus; colors: Jeanine Casey; letters: Todd KleinBad Penny, Green Arrow, Oliver Queen
5-in-house column1script: Robert Loy
6-letters page2script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

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Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046511
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046511

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