Batman #436 [Second Printing]
([Early August] 1989)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia states "Second Printing." Green DC Bullet on cover.
This issue is a variant of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #436 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
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Batman Year 3 [Part 1]: Different Roads (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flying Graysons: John Grayson (flashback, death); Mary Grayson (flashback, death)
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jack Drake (flashback) (introduction); Tim Drake (flashback) (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Anthony Zucco (villain); Janet Drake (introduction, flashback)
Universe
DC : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback. Story continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #437.

This story introduces young Tim Drake whose parents brought him to the circus to meet the Flying Graysons on the night Dick's parents were killed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Raspler (replies); Denny O'Neil
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-3812

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from K. Roberts, Michael A. Osazuwa, Paul T. Smith, "Patch" Morgan, Sam Quang, John Lavernoich, Terry Waltermire, John O'Fletcher, Paul Wartenberg, Steven Milunovich, Eric Martinson and Robert Bulanadi. Includes "From the Den" column.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. Batman Year 3 [Part 1]: Different Roads
    Batman
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
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