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551June 1985
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

Detective Comics #551

DC · June 1985 · on sale 1985-03-05

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#551
Publication date
June 1985
Key date
1985-06-00
On-sale date
1985-03-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Chaos Is the Calendar Man!cover1pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; colors: Anthony TollinBatman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Calendar Man
1The First Day of Springcomic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John WorkmanBatman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Calendar Man (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Vicki Vale; Julia Remarque
2-letters page2script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: José Luis García-López
3Sanctuarycomic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Jerome Moore; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Jeanine Casey; letters: Bob LappanOliver Queen [Green Arrow]; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Onyx
4Ben Oda Rememberedin-house column1script: Andrew Helfer

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046506
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046506

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