Detective Comics #536 [Newsstand]
(March 1984)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-12-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893046503
Editing
Len Wein; Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #536 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Showdown in the Sewers! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paris Cullins (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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Facing the Dark, Blindly... (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-9116
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Julia Remarque; Inspector LeBecaque; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Doctor Fang
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #369.

The Black Box IV: Short Fuse (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joey Cavalieri
Pencils
Shawn McManus
Inks
Sal Trapani
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan
Letters
Bob Lappan
Job Number
J-9120
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Detonator; Ozone

Random Thoughts on the Convention Trail, 1983 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Detective Comments / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1575

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jim Lesher, Joseph J. Garrison, Charles D. Brown, Paul Reses, Kirby C. Holt, and John Henry Sain.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown in the Sewers!
    Batman
  2. 1. Facing the Dark, Blindly...
    Batman
  3. 2. The Black Box IV: Short Fuse
    Green Arrow
  4. 3. Random Thoughts on the Convention Trail, 1983
    Meanwhile...
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Detective Comments
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