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Publishers / DC / Batman Special (1984) / #1
1[April] 1984
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.45 GBP

Batman Special #1

DC · [April] 1984 · on sale January 3, 1984

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Batman Special (DC, 1984 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[April] 1984
Key date
April 1984
On-sale date
January 3, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael GoldenBatman; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Grayle Hudson
1...The Player on the Other Side!comic story40script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Mike DeCarlo, Michael Golden; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Dick Giordano, Len WeinBatman; Commissioner James Gordon; Wrath; Alfred Pennyworth; Grayle Hudson; Leslie Thompkins
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3The Players on the Other Sidetext article1script: Mike W. Barr

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893241545
Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893241545

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #621985On eBay ›
Batman in the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0241-1		2004On eBay ›
Batman: The Wrath #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2514-8		2010On eBay ›
Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4758-4		2014On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8961-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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