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602July 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Detective Comics #602

DC · July 1989 · on sale 1989-06-08

First appearance: MarioFirst appearance: Link1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#602
Publication date
July 1989
Key date
1989-07-00
On-sale date
1989-06-08
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mario - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Link - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0-cover1pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Norm BreyfogleBatman, Bruce Wayne
2Tulpa, Part Two: Night Movescomic story22script: Alan Grant; pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd KleinBatman, Jason Blood, Bruce Wayne
12-letters page2script: Denny O'NeilBatman, Jason Blood, Etrigan the Demon, Bruce Wayne

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930465907

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5898-6		2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective #4
ISBN 978-1-77950-749-5		2021On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q107025169 (Mario), first-appearance property (CC0)

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