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402December 1986
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #402

DC · December 1986 · on sale 1986-08-19

First appearance: Tommy Carma4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#402
Publication date
December 1986
Key date
1986-12-00
On-sale date
1986-08-19
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tommy Carma - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0There's Nothing So Savage -- -- As a Man Destroying Himself!cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin; colors: Anthony TollinBatman, Tommy Carma First, Bruce Wayne
1There's Nothing So Savage -- -- As a Man Destroying Himself!comic story23script: Max Collins; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin; colors: Daina Graziunas; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Tommy Carma First, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
2The Batman/Dick Tracy Connection [Part One]letters page1script: Max Allan Collins

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043012
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043012
No Cover Date - History of the DC Universe UPCprice 0.75 USD
No Cover Date - Bat Symbol UPCprice 0.75 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Second Chances #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5518-3		2015On eBay ›
DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-835-3		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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