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539June 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Detective Comics #539

DC · June 1984 · on sale 1984-03-06

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#539
Publication date
June 1984
Key date
1984-06-00
On-sale date
1984-03-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony TollinBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Doctor Fang
1Boxingcomic story16script: Doug Moench; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Julia Remarque; VILLAIN: Doctor Fang
2-letters page1script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: José Luis García-López
3The Devil You Don't Knowcomic story7script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Jeanine Casey; letters: Ben OdaGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; VILLAIN: Printer's Devil
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046506
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046506

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Series context

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