Detective Comics #856 (2009) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman: Reborn	cover	1	pencils: J. H. Williams III, Cully Hamner; inks: J. H. Williams III, Cully Hamner; colors: J. H. Williams III, Laura Martin	Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Question [Renee Montoya] (inset)
1	Elegy, Part 3: Affettuoso	comic story	22	script: Greg Rucka; pencils: J. H. Williams III; inks: J. H. Williams III; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Todd Klein	Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Catherine Kane; Bette Kane [Flamebird]; Commissioner James Gordon; Maggie Sawyer; Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain); Alice (villain)
2	Pipeline, Chapter One / Part Three	comic story	8	script: Greg Rucka; pencils: Cully Hamner; inks: Cully Hamner; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Jared K. Fletcher	Question [Renee Montoya]; Mr. Chandless; Mr. Bolt (death)
3	DC Nation [180]: "On Vacation! Be Back Soon!"	in-house column	1
4	A Special Preview of Superman: Secret Origin #1	promo (ad from the publisher)	5	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Jon Sibal; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Steve Wands; editing: Matt Idelson, Wil Moss	Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD; barcode 72527430465356

Collection	Year
Batwoman: Elegy The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2692-3	2010	On eBay ›
The Question: Pipeline #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3041-8	2011	On eBay ›
Batwoman: Elegy #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3146-0	2011	On eBay ›
Batwoman by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7413-9	2017	On eBay ›
Batwoman: Elegy #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9886-9	2019	On eBay ›
Batman Giant #4	2020	On eBay ›
Batwoman Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9710-7	2021	On eBay ›

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