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817May 2006
$2.50; 3.50 CAD

Detective Comics #817

DC · May 2006 · on sale 2006-03-01

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#817
Publication date
May 2006
Key date
2006-05-00
On-sale date
2006-03-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120019481711
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Anatoli Knyazev, KGBeast.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Simone Bianchi; inks: Simone Bianchi; colors: Simone BianchiBatman, Bruce Wayne
1Face the Ecaf, Part 1 of 8 [Face the Face]comic story22script: James Robinson; pencils: Leonard Kirk, Andy Clarke; inks: Andy Clarke; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Travis LanhamBatman, Harvey Bullock, Harvey Dent, Tim Drake, Commissioner James Gordon, KGBeast Death, Anatoli Knyazev Death, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2DC in Demandpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930465905
Second Printingbarcode 76194120019481712

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Face the Face #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0910-6
2006On eBay ›
Batman / Two-Face: Face the Face Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6572-4
2017On eBay ›

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Sources

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