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404February 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #404

DC · February 1987 · on sale 1986-10-21

First appearance: Holly RobinsonFirst appearance: Gillian B. LoebFirst appearance: Stan the PimpDeath of Martha Wayne2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#404
Publication date
February 1987
Key date
1987-02-00
On-sale date
1986-10-21
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Holly Robinson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gillian B. Loeb - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stan the Pimp - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Arnold Flass - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne.

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
0Year One Part 1cover1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd Klein, Frank MillerBruce Wayne, Martha Wayne Death, Thomas Wayne Death
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Lightle, John Byrne, Jerry Bingham; inks: Steve Lightle, John Byrne, Ron RandallCosmic Boy, Desaad, Glorious Godfrey, Lydda Jath, Rokk Krinn, Travis Morgan, Night Girl, The Warlord
2Batman: Year One Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Becomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli; colors: Richmond Lewis; letters: Todd KleinJoe Chill, Harvey Dent, Barbara Kean Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Selina Kyle, Gillian B. Loeb First, Alfred Pennyworth, Holly Robinson First, Bruce Wayne, Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne, Arnold Flass First, Stan the Pimp First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezPrincess Diana, Wonder Woman
5Lazer Tagpromo (ad from the publisher)1
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Paris Cullins, Luke McDonnell, Joe Brozowski; inks: Bruce Patterson, Bob Smith, Steve MitchellBlue Beetle, Firestorm, Gypsy, Hank Hall, Hawk, Ted Kord, Cindy Reynolds
7Write Right Now!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
8Thanks!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9Now... Complete in One Volume!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank MillerBatman, Bruce Wayne
10-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
11-letters page2script: Barbara J. Randall, Dennis O'Neil; pencils: José Luis García-LópezBatman, Bruce Wayne

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043002
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043002

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Complete Frank Miller Batman #1
ISBN 068140969X
1989On eBay ›
Batman: Year One #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-33-1
1988On eBay ›
Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0690-5
2005On eBay ›
Batman: Year One #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-32-3
1988On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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