Detective Comics #561 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan, Gene Colan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]
1	Flying Hi	comic story	15	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob Smith, Ricardo Villagrán; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Rena; Shane Rivers
2	-	letters page	1.75	script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: José Luis García-López
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
4	-	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
5	In the Grip of Steelclaw!	comic story	7	script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Jerome Moore; inks: Dell Barras; colors: Jeanine Casey; letters: Agustin Más	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Steelclaw [Thomas Bolt] (villain); Champion

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893046504
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893046504
Zeller's Promotional	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Collection	Year
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0659-X	2005	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-273-9	2025	On eBay ›

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