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605[Late September] 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Detective Comics #605

DC · [Late September] 1989 · on sale 1989-08-10

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#605
Publication date
[Late September] 1989
Key date
1989-09-20
On-sale date
1989-08-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mud Pack, Part 2 of 4cover1pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Norm BreyfogleBatman (costume only)
1The Mud Pack, Part Two: Heart of Steel; Feet of Clay?comic story22script: Alan Grant; pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd KleinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain); Clayface [Preston Payne] (villain); Clayface [Sondra Fuller; Lady Clay; also as Looker of the Outsiders; also as Batman] (villain); Clayface [Matt Hagen] (remains); Looker [Emily Briggs]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lieutenant Stan Kitch
2-letters page1.67script: KC Carlson
3From the Dentext article0.33script: Denny O'Neil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098930465910

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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
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