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This is a variant of Detective Comics (1937 series) #538 [Direct].
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Detective Comics (1937 series) #538 [Direct] |
| Variant Name |
direct-sales |
newsstand |
| Variant Cover Status |
Artwork Difference |
Artwork Difference |
| Number |
538 |
538 |
| Volume |
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| No Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
DC Comics Inc. |
DC Comics Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 DC [bullet] |
DC [bullet] |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
May 1984 |
May 1984 |
| Year On Sale |
1984 |
1984 |
| Month On Sale |
1 |
2 |
| Day On Sale |
31 |
23 |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1984-05-00 |
1984-05-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
0.75 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Len Wein |
Len Wein |
| No Editing |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Barcode |
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| No Barcode |
Yes |
No |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
| Notes |
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Detective Comics (1937 series) #538 [direct-sales]
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| No Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
DC Comics Inc. |
DC Comics Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
DC [bullet] |
DC [bullet] |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
May 1984 |
May 1984 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
1984 |
| Month On Sale |
None |
1 |
| Day On Sale |
None |
31 |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1984-05-00 |
1984-05-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Len Wein |
Len Wein |
| No Editing |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Barcode |
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| No Barcode |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
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| 0. Curse of the Catman! (Batman) cover, 1p |
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Curse of the Catman! |
Curse of the Catman! |
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No |
No |
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cover |
cover |
| Feature |
Batman |
Batman |
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| Feature Logo |
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| Genre |
superhero |
superhero |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
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| No Script |
X |
X |
| Pencils |
Gene Colan |
Gene Colan |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Dick Giordano |
Dick Giordano |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
Anthony Tollin |
Anthony Tollin |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
? |
| No Letters |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Batman; Catman |
Batman; Catman |
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Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin. |
Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin. |
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| 1. Clothes Make the Cat(man) (Batman) comic story, 17p |
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Clothes Make the Cat(man) |
Clothes Make the Cat(man) |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Batman |
Batman |
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superhero |
superhero |
| Job Number |
G-1095 |
G-1095 |
| Page Count |
17 |
17 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Doug Moench |
Doug Moench |
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Gene Colan |
Gene Colan |
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Bob Smith |
Bob Smith |
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Adrienne Roy |
Adrienne Roy |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
Ben Oda |
Ben Oda |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Batman; Catman (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Jason Todd]; Vicki Vale; Julia Remarque; Alfred Pennyworth |
Batman; Catman (villain); Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Jason Todd]; Vicki Vale; Julia Remarque; Alfred Pennyworth |
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Continued from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #371. |
Continued from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #371. |
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| 2. Three Years Ago Today (Green Arrow) comic story, 7p |
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Three Years Ago Today |
Three Years Ago Today |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Green Arrow |
Green Arrow |
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superhero |
superhero |
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7 |
7 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Joey Cavalieri |
Joey Cavalieri |
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Shawn McManus |
Shawn McManus |
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Pablo Marcos |
Pablo Marcos |
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Jeanine Casey |
Jeanine Casey |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
Albert De Guzman |
Albert De Guzman |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] |
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] |
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| 3. no title (Detective Comments) illustration, 1p |
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No |
No |
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illustration |
illustration |
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Detective Comments |
Detective Comments |
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| Genre |
superhero |
superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
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| No Script |
X |
X |
| Pencils |
? |
? |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
? |
? |
| No Inks |
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? |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
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| No Letters |
X |
X |
| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
X |
| Characters |
Batman |
Batman |
| Universe |
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A peek at the cover art for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #372 without title, text or trade dress. |
A peek at the cover art for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #372 without title, text or trade dress. |
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