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Publishers / DC / Batman (1940) / #392
392February 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

Batman #392

DC · February 1986 · on sale October 22, 1985

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#392
Publication date
February 1986
Key date
February 1986
On-sale date
October 22, 1985
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Night on the Town!cover1pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne] (shadow)
1A Town on the Nightcomic story22script: Doug Moench; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Jan Duursema; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman; Commissioner Gordon; Harvey Bullock
2-letters page2script: Bob Greenberger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043002
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893043002

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