Detective Comics #596 [Newsstand]
(January 1989)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989304659 01
Editing
Denny O'Neil; Dan Raspler (assistant)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #596 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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Video Nasties (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
G-4365
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Arch Gaines; Lieutenant Stan Kitch; John Rearso (mentioned); Tonka; Mister S [Milton Sladek]; Oscar Lampet; Mike Neuman; Barry; Al Jarrold; Dirk
Reprints
Keywords
Adult Video (store); Batcave; Gotham City Police Department; Kartoon Kinema; Mutant Ninja The Tokyo Experiment (movie); Profession of Violence (book); Shoe In (shoe store); Southside Boys' Club; WGGC-TV

Indexer Notes

John Wagner credited as co-writer but not actually involved with this issue according to Alan Grant.

Invasion - Aftermath! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Detective Comments / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Raspler; Denny O'Neil
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
L-3549

Indexer Notes

Letters from Michael Moynihan, John Miller, Martin Ford, A. Di Michele, Steven J. German, Jericho Wilson and Jeanie Rose.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Video Nasties
    Batman
  3. 2. Invasion - Aftermath!
    Daily Planet
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Detective Comments
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