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417March 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #417

DC · March 1988 · on sale 1987-11-17

First appearance: Anatoli KnyazevFirst appearance: KGBeast2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#417
Publication date
March 1988
Key date
1988-03-00
On-sale date
1987-11-17
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 Anatoli Knyazev - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of KGBeast - 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
0Ten Nights of the Beast, Part One of Fourcover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike Zeck; colors: Anthony TollinBatman, Bruce Wayne
1Ten Nights of the Beast! [Part I]comic story22script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Agustin MásBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, KGBeast First, Anatoli Knyazev First, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893043003
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893043003

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Batman Gallery #11992On eBay ›
Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-155-7		1994On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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