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389July 1969
$0.15

Detective Comics #389

DC · July 1969 · on sale 1969-05-29

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#389
Publication date
July 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
On-sale date
1969-05-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]
1Batman's Evil Eyecomic story14.17script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
2-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
3Batgirl's Bag of Tricks!comic story8.67script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Joe LettereseBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Darlene Dawson
4-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz

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CollectionYear
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1
ISBN 1-4012-0041-9
2003On eBay ›
Batman in the Sixties #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-491-2
1999On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1367-1
2007On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-2314-4
2009On eBay ›

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