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87Late March 2020
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Batman #87

DC · Late March 2020 · on sale 2020-01-22

First appearance: Chesire1 variantStoryline: Their Dark Designs
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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 2016 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
Late March 2020
Key date
2020-03-00
On-sale date
2020-01-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194134182808711
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chesire - 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
0Who Has Bloody Designs on the Dark Knight?cover1pencils: Tony S. Daniel; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Tomeu MoreyBatman, Chesire First, Jade Nguyen, Bruce Wayne
2Their Dark Designs Part 2comic story20script: James Tynion IV; pencils: Guillem March; inks: Guillem March; colors: Tomeu Morey; letters: Clayton CowlesBatman, Harvey Bullock, Catwoman, Cheshire, Oswald Cobblepot, Deathstroke, Lucius Fox, Gunsmith, Selina Kyle, Jade Nguyen, Edward Nigma, Penguin, Riddler, Bruce Wayne
3Batman: Overdrivepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marcelo DiChiara; inks: Marcelo DiChiaraBatman, Bruce Wayne
4Amethystpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Amy Reeder; inks: Amy ReederAmethyst, Amy Winston
5Wonder Woman #750promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetWonder Woman
7Shadow of the Batgirlpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatgirl, Cassandra Cain
8The Oracle Codepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBarbara Gordon, Oracle
9Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crimepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11Green Lantern: Legacypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Andie Tong; inks: Andie TongGreen Lantern [Tai Pham]
12Diana: Princess of the Amazonspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Victoria YingDiana
14Spotlight Wonder Woman #750in-house column1letters: typeset

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Francesco Mattina Cardstock Variant Coverprice 4.99 USD; barcode 76194134182808721

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Their Dark Designs
ISBN 978-1-77950-556-9		2020On eBay ›
Their Dark Designs
ISBN 978-1-77950-801-0		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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