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422August 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Batman #422

DC · August 1988 · on sale 1988-04-19

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#422
Publication date
August 1988
Key date
1988-08-00
On-sale date
1988-04-19
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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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Bingham; inks: Jerry Bingham; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne]
1Just Desertscomic story22script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Steve Mitchell; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vito Procaccini (death); Karl Branneck (death); Judy Koslosky
2-letters page2script: Dan Raspler, Denny O'Neil; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 07098930430708
Second Printingprice 0.75 USD
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 07098930430708

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Caped Crusader #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8136-6
2018On eBay ›
DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-145-9
2025On eBay ›

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