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434June 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Batman #434

DC · June 1989 · on sale 1989-04-20

Death of Batman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#434
Publication date
June 1989
Key date
1989-06-00
On-sale date
1989-04-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Batman.

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
0The Many Deaths of the Batman, Part Two of Threecover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Anthony TollinBatman Death, Commissioner James Gordon
1The Many Deaths of the Batman, Chapter Two: How Many Times Can a Batman Die?comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne
2-letters page2script: Dan Raspler, Denny O'Neil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930430706

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Many Deaths of the Batman #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-033-X		1992On eBay ›
The DC Universe by John Byrne #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7485-6		2018On eBay ›
Batman: The Caped Crusader #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-8782-5		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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