Batgirl Special #1 [Newsstand]
([July] 1988)

DC, 1988 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.50 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1988-04-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989318502 85
Editing
Denny O'Neil
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Last Batgirl story before Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 series).

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #137.
This issue is a variant of Batgirl Special (DC, 1988 series) #1 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batgirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Mignola (signed)
Inks
Karl Kesel (signed as K. K.)
Colors
Brian Reber (signed as B. R.)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
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Cover Thumbnail for Batgirl Special (DC, 1988 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Batgirl Special (1988 series) #1 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Batgirl Special (1988 series) #1 [Canadian]
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The Last Batgirl Story (Table of Contents: 1)

Batgirl / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
G-3778
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Slash; Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Robin [Jason Todd] (cameo); Cormorant (villain, death)
Synopsis
Batgirl and Slash go after Cormorant. Barbara finds the Batgirl plush doll featured so prominent in her later Oracle identity in her closet and it cheers up her friend Marcy.
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Indexer Notes

Final Batgirl story before Batman: The Killing Joke (DC, 1988 series).

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batgirl
  2. 1. The Last Batgirl Story
    Batgirl
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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