Batman Detective Comics #502-627 VF/NM 9.0+ 1981-1991 DC Comics Back Issues

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Most of the time my packaging should withstand the abuse that 3rd class mail sees, but I can't be held responsible for damage caused by the post office in delivering the package as described. Choose first class shipping for more reliable handling and if you don't like my packing method, please contact me prior to purchase/payment to workout a different arrangement. Detective Comics (DC Comics 1937-present)The legend of the Batman started in Detective Comics #27. It was then that the remarkable young Bruce Wayne, heir to the Wayne fortune, saw his parents gunned down by a mugger. The experience changed Bruce forever, and when he was grown he began leading a double-life. By day he was an idle playboy, but by night he patrolled Gotham City as Batman, a caped crusader who took on the aspect of a bat in order to frighten criminals. In the more than fifty years that followed, Detective Comics has been the flagship title of DC’s comic line. Indeed, it’s from this title that DC (formerly National Periodical Publications) derived its name. Detective Comics #502"Who Shot Mlle. Marie!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Don Newton. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Jim Aparo. Julia Remarque and his friends have captured Batman and tied him up to witness the trial of Alfred Pennyworth for the murder of Mlle. Marie. Julia's desire is to kill Alfred, but following her own code of honor, she will give the man a fair trial and Lucius Fox will provide the defense. "To Live a Nightmare!" Part 2 of 2 dtarring Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella; Dr. Voodoo kidnaps Tracy to lure Batgirl into a trap. Statement of Ownership in this issue: average # copies per issue sold, previous year--64,635. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50. Detective Comics #503Cover art by Jim Starlin. "The 6 Days of the Scarecrow," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins; As the electoral campaign starts in Gotham City, Batman goes out on patrol and is shot with a dart; He takes the sample of the dart to the Batcave to analyze it, but is unable to find anything wrong with the dart; The next day, Bruce realizes that his mere presence causes fright on the people nearby and he deduces there must be a connection between the dart and the strange events; Alfred, knowing Bruce's problem, contacts Dick Grayson and tells him about the situation; Robin enlists Batgirl's help and they get in touch with Batman, who provides them the instructions necessary to crack the case; In the meantime, the person behind it all, Scarecrow, is planning to strike at Gotham. Gold Mine Rescue Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50. Detective Comics #504Cover art by Jim Starlin. "The Joker's Rumpus Room Revenge!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins; After escaping from Arkham Asylum, Joker murders an elder toymaker, who designed several deadly toys under Joker's instructions; When the Gotham City Police Department find the dead man, Commissioner Gordon summons Batman to assist on the investigation, but the Dark Knight's presence is not welcome by Mayoral Candidate, Arthur Reeves, who is supported by the new upstart reporter in town Olivia Ortega; Batman disregards any comments from Reeves and Ortega and takes evidence that will help his investigation later; The next day, Bruce Wayne attends a famous exhibition of a very expensive train model and he is forced to switch to his Batman gear when Joker shows up and steals the model. Gold for Dessert Hostess snack cakes ad with Plastic Man. "A Day in the Life of a Cop," script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella; During a planned raid on a drug laboratory, Commissioner Gordon, in this solo tale, is unable to find the required evidence; He suspects that Lt. Larsen has allied himself with the criminals and warned them about the raid. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50. Detective Comics #505"Werewolf Moon!" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Don Newton and Dan Adkins. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. To save the life of a young girl, Batman must hunt down a man from his past whom he thought dead...Anthony Lupus a werewolf. Plus, Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) stars in "Hunt for a Hunchback Killer" Part 1 of 2. Story by Cary Burkett. Art by Jose Delbo and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.50. Detective Comics #508Last 50c cover-priced issue. "Who Dies for the Manikin?" Part 1 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Don Newton and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Batman must face a dangerous new foe. Plus, Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) concludes her hunt for the Hunchback Killer in "Farewell My Lovely!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Cary Burkett. Art by Jose Delbo and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.50. Detective Comics #511"The 'I' of the Beholder!" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Don Newton and Frank Chiaramonte. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Batman must determine where reality ends and illusion begins when facing the new menace known as Mirage. Cover price $0.60. Detective Comics #512Cover art by Gene Colan and Dick Giordano. The Fatal Prescription of Doctor Death! starring Batman and Robin, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson. Hostess Twinkies ad starring Aquaman and Aqualad, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Riders in the Night! starring Batgirl, script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella. Special 45th anniversary issue with letters from Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Creig Flessel, and Sheldon Mayer. 32 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60. Detective Comics #514Cover by Don Newton and Dick Giordano. "Haven!" starring Batman, script by Len Wein, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Maxie Zeus escapes from Arkham Asylum and goes away through a snowy area, closely followed by Batman; Zeus and his thugs drive their vehicle off the road, forcing Batman to change directions quickly, but the conditions of the area prevent the Batmobile from turning in time and Batman falls to a chasm and lands on a soft snow area while the Batmobile is destroyed; Batman falls unconscious and he is soon found by a mysterious man. "Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth!" starring Batgirl, script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella; A carnival is passing through Gotham City; The barker is attacked by Lady Viper, the former "Snake Woman" who has turned into a real monster; The next day, Barbara Gordon finds through the newspaper about the mysterious "vampire attack" and after dark, she investigates the corpse of the victim. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60. Detective Comics #544"Deceit in Dark Secret!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Gene Colan and Alfredo Alcala. At the mercy of the Thief of Night, Batman is saved by Nocturna. This seductive beauty of the night confides that she knows Batman's secret identity and professes a forbidden love for him. The Dark Knight is left to contemplate her indecent proposal. He must do what is best for Jason Todd and what is right by the law. Plus, Green Arrow's photographer partner, Sharon Greenglass, has been taken hostage by two super-powered lunatics. Can he save her and keep his secret identity secret at the same time? "Fair from the Madding Crowd...It's No Fair II!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Joey Cavalieri. Art by Shawn McManus. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #545Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "By Darkness Masked," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; The wounded Night-Slayer is found by a blind girl, who believes him to be the Batman; continues in Batman #379. "It's No Fair III: Fair Raid," script by Joey Cavalieri, art by Shawn McManus; Oliver Queen explains away his uniform to Bad Penny as a costume he is wearing for a play, and is admitted to the auto-automat; Shortly thereafter, he changes into his Green Arrow guise, defeats Penny and Pinball Wizard, and frees the hostages. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #548Cover pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Dick Giordano. "Beasts A-Prowl," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith; Batman battles a terrorist called Darkwolf, while Catwoman makes a comeback in Gotham; Story continues in Batman #382. "Vengeance is Mine!", script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Bruce Patterson; Mary Ho is saved by the bullet-proof vest she wears under her clothes, and Green Arrow subdues both Tim Selby and Vengeance. Elsewhere, Onyx finds a place to stay, from a shopkeeper in Star City. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #549Cover by Pat Broderick. "Doctor Harvey and Mr. Bullock," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith; Harvey Bullock, with the help of Batman, takes on an entire street gang after his home is vandalized. "Night Olympics, Part One," script by Alan Moore, art by Klaus Janson; Black Canary and Green Arrow find that the crooks aren't as bold as they used to be; This leads to a discussion of how the bad crooks are getting worse; Then, from a rooftop, Black Canary is shot by an arrow. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #550Cover by Pat Broderick. "The Spider's Ninth Leg!", script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith; The nine critical steps in Joey Redwine's life are replayed as Batman chases the criminal across the Gotham rooftops. "Night Olympics, Part Two," script by Alan Moore, art by Klaus Janson; Green Arrow goes after the archer that shot Black Canary. Statement of ownership: average # of copies per issue, previous year—77,275. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #551Cover by Pat Broderick. "The First Day of Spring," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith; After the Calendar Man makes a threat on Robin's life, Batman forces Robin away from the action as Batman hunts down the Calendar Man alone. "Sanctuary," script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Bruce Patterson; While out to eat with Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen stands up for a naturalized citizen who is wrongly accused of being an illegal immigrant; Elsewhere, Onyx is taken in by a music shop worker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #552Cover by Pat Broderick. "A Stump Grows in Gotham," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith; Batman fakes his death at an assassins hands to bring the killers employers out of hiding. "Sanctuary II: Poor, Huddled Masses," script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Bruce Patterson; Oliver Queen is broken out of detention, along with two Salvadoran refugees, by Dinah Lance; They head for the next stop on the "underground railroad" and leave their new friends there; A night later, Green Arrow makes his way back to Oliver Queens apartment, not knowing that Onyx is observing him in secret. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #553Continuing the introduction of Batman's deadliest new foe! What is the shattering secret of the man who calls himself Black Mask? Part 2 of 3, continued from Batman (1940) #386. Concludes in Batman (1940) #387. Written by Doug Moench, with art and cover by Klaus Janson. Plus: Green Arrow back-up tale by Joey Cavalieri, Jerome Moore and Bruce Patterson! Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #554"Port Passed!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Klaus Jansen. A murder down at the wharf has Batman and Robin teaming up with Detective Bullock to solve the case. Plus, the all new Black Canary and Green Arrow star in "The Past is Prologue...Crazy from the Heat!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Joey Cavalieri. Art by JK Moore and Bruce Patterson. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #559Cover by Brian Bolland. "It Takes Two Wings to Fly," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; Batman and Catwoman team up with Green Arrow and Black Canary to stop a chemical corporation whose influence reaches from Star City to Gotham. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #560Batman and Robin are out to stop crime in Gotham City, but the numbers seem too great. Catwoman guests. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Gene Colan and Bob Smith. Plus: Green Arrow back-up tale by Joey Cavalieri, Jerome Moore and Dell Barras introduces a new hero, Champion! Cover by Colan and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #561Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts) and Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Flying Hi," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith and Ricardo Villagran; Jason meets a new girl at school; A group of his classmates try to pressure Jason into trying drugs. "In the Grip of Steelclaw!", script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Dell Barras; Green Arrow confronts new hero-for-hire, Champion. Black Canary meets the new villain, Steelclaw. Statement of ownership: average # copies per issue previous year—66,739. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #562Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts) and Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Reeling," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith; The Film Freak targets Julia Pennyworth and his ex-girlfriend India Blue for revealing his identity; Bullock and Robin stay one step behind Batman and Catwoman. "The Criminal Element," script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Dell Barras; Black Canary stops a drug shipment. Green Arrow questions the mayor about the new hero, the Champion; The identity of the new villain, Steelclaw, is revealed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #568Cover by Klaus Janson. "Eyrie," script by Joey Cavalieri, art by Klaus Janson; The Gotham University campus is terrorized by violent falcons. Batman and Robin watch a political rally held by G. Gordon Godfrey, who decries all superheroes; Godfrey insists that superheroes are holding humanity back, and they will witness the triumph of the common man once all superheroes have been eliminated; Theres massive support growing for his movement; the Penguin has his falcons attack Batman. Continued from Batman #401. Continued in Legends #1. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #572Giant-Sized 50th Anniversary Issue. Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Alan Davis, Terry Beatty, Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino, Al Vey, E.R. Cruz, and Paul Neary. Cover by Michael Kaluta. Includes a centerfold pin-up by Dick Sprang. Celebrating the proud 50th Anniversary of Detective Comics, a mystery brings together the greatest sleuths of our time, Batman and Robin, Elongated-Man, and Bradley P.I. And, the greatest sleuth of all time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Cover price $1.25. Detective Comics #573Batman and Robin try to figure out why the Mad Hatter held up the Liars' Club, how it relates to hats, and just where the Prince of Crowns will strike next in "The Mad Hatter Flips His Lids!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art & cover by Alan Davis & Paul Neary. Letter to the editor from T.M. Maple. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #574Batman's origin is retold as he brings a wounded Jason Todd to Leslie Thompkins' care in the moving "...My Beginning...and My Probable End." Script by Mike W. Barr, art & cover by Alan Davis & Paul Neary. Letter to the editor from T.M. Maple. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #576Batman: Year Two, Part 2 of 4. "Deal with the Devil!" Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Todd McFarlane and Alfredo Alcala. As Bruce Wayne pursues a romantic relationship with Rachel Caspian, the Batman pursues the Reaper, a diabolical menace to the criminal underworld as well as the Gotham P.D. When Batman strikes a deal with Gotham's criminal element he comes face-to-face with Joe Chill, the man who murdered Bruce Wayne's parents. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #579Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. The Crime Doctor's Crimson Clinic starring Batman, Robin, and Two-Face, script by Mike Barr, art by Norm Breyfogle; Schuyler Reems helps Batman and Robin defeat the Crime Doctor. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #580Cover art by Jerry Bingham. Double Image starring Batman, Robin, Two-Face, James Gordon, Paul Sloane, Ronny, Donny, Kyle Braxton, Officer Haggarty, and Beth Sloane, script by Mike Barr, art by Jim Baikie; Paul Sloane, who Two-Face altered to look like him, captures Batman and Robin. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #581Cover art by Jim Baikie and Pablo Marcos. One Out of Two ... Isn't Bad..." starring Batman, Robin, and Two-Face, script by Mike Barr, pencils by Jim Baikie, inks by Pablo Marcos; trapped by Paul Sloane, Batman and Robin escape and go after Two-Face. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #582Cover art by Jerry Bingham. Sole Survivor starring Batman and Robin, script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Pablo Marcos; an android double takes Commissioner Gordon's place, A Millennium crossover, continued in Millennium #5. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #584Cover art by Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano. Fever Break! starring Batman, Scareface, and Ventriloquist, script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, pencils by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Steve Mitchell; Batman faces off against the one responsible for the import of the drug "Fever." 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #585Cover art by Jerry Bingham. The Ratcatcher starring Batman, script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, pencils by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Ricardo Villagran; Batman faces the Ratcatcher, who infests the sewer where Batman is with rats. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #586Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Rat Trap starring Batman and Ratcatcher, script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle; Batman and the police go after the Ratcatcher, who has captured the judge, the chief witness, and others. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #587The Batman visits the dark side of the American Dream to find out who is terrorizing the homeless of Gotham City. Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #588Life is never easy for the derelicts on Gotham's skid row, but now it's gotten even tougher as a crazed killer, sought by the Batman, stalks the streets. Part 2 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Concludes next issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #589Part 3 of 3. It's a three-way duel to the death as the Batman, Mr. Kadaver and the Burning Man all meet as the saga of the Night People concludes. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle. Plus: DC BONUS BOOK #5, showcasing the new wave of DC talent: Poison Ivy is out of prison and unknowingly carrying a deadly disease that could decimate Gotham in 12 hours unless the Batman can find her. Written by Lewis Klahr and Steve Piersall, with art by Dean Haspiel and Denis Rodier. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #590Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. "An American Batman in London," script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle; When American veterans are attacked and killed by foreign agents, Batman traces their leader to London, only to find he is planning an attack on the Houses of Parliament. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #591From the Batman's casebook comes the tale of an Australian aborigine who's come to Gotham in search of a stolen tribal artifact...and who's willing to eliminate everyone who gets in the way of his quest. Script by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #592As if common criminals and thugs weren't bad enough, now a psychic vampire stalks the streets of Gotham City...and the Batman stalks him. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #593It's not polite to read someone else's diary...especially when it's the "Diary of a Madman" like Cornelius Stirk, who's out to tear the Batman's mind apart. Part 2 of 2, continued from last issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #594The Batman usually works alone, but the threat of a mass murder in the Gotham City financial district forces him to team up with a bizarre private eye. Script by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #595Invasion Crossover. First Strike! "Our Man in Havana!" Maxwell Lord cameo. Story by Alan Grant and John Wagner. Art by Irv Novick and Steve Mitchell. Aliens have invaded the island of Cuba, and are using it as a staging area to traffic weapons and supplies to their troops. Batman has arrived to put an end to that. Plus, a bonus 16 pages featuring the chilling menace of Mr. Freeze. By O'Hare, Roderick Delgado, and Acerno. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #596The filming of movies is a common sight in just about every major city and Gotham is no exception...except the films being shot there are movies of death and the Batman may be their next star. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Eduardo Barreto and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #597The Batman finds himself a member of an audience of blood-thirsty madmen who are there to witness...the defeat of the Batman? Script by Alan Grant, with art by Eduardo Barreto and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #59880 page giant. Blind Justice: 1 of 3 - The villain known a Bonecrusher just won't stay dead in Batman's 50th Anniversary adventure "Blind Justice." Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Written by Sam Hamm. Pencils by Denys Cowan. Inks by Dick Giordano & Frank McLaughlin. Pin-ups by David Mazzucchelli, Kevin Maguire, Gene Day & Dan Day & David Day, Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, John Beatty, Howard Chaykin, Carmine Infantino & Joe Rubinstein, Tim Truman. Text tributes by Terry Gilliam (filmmaker), Mark Evanier, Thomas M. Disch (poet and novelist), John Coyne (writer), Ric Meyers (writer), Harlan Ellison, Will Murray, Tom Fagan (chief Batmanian), Jim Shooter. Cover by Cowan & Malcolm Jones III. Cover price $2.95. Detective Comics #599Blind Justice: 2 of 3 - Bruce Wayne...a traitor? The Darknight Detective delves into the 'lost' years of his career in order to clear his name...only to place himself in even greater danger. Part 2 of 3. Written by Sam Hamm, with art by Denys Cowan, Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin. Plus: pin-ups by Bob Kane, Mike Mignola and Kyle Baker. Cover by Cowan and Malcolm Jones III. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #600Blind Justice: Part 3 of 3 - Written by Sam Hamm. Art by Denys Cowan, Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Denys Cowan and Malcolm Jones III. Batman must finally confront the evil that he is responsible for creating...as well as the personal demons that have haunted him since that fateful day in Gotham City's Crime Alley. It was then that the seeds of the Batman persona were planted in the mind of young Bruce Wayne. Can he defeat this menace and end the evil he's spawned...or will he be forced to abandon his crime-fighting career forever? Plus: Batman pin-ups and tributes by Berni Wrightson, Neal Adams, Walt Simonson, Will Eisner, Dick Sprang, Mike Zeck, Keith Giffen & Al Gordon, Sergio Aragones, Alan Brennert, Adam West, Eric Van Lustbader, Stan Lee, Samuel R. Delaney, Julius Schwartz, and Penn & Teller. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95. Detective Comics #601Driven to desperation, a seemingly harmless man seeks to protect himself with the aid of ancient magic...and even the Batman may not be able to stop the creature this turns loose on Gotham City. Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #602The Batman fights to save a killer from the consequences of his own evil...but not even the Darknight Detective is a match for a six-armed demon. Part 2 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Concludes next issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #603The Tulpa story concludes as Batman is forced to face the Demon Etrigan...and confronts a mirror image of himself. Part 3 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $0.75. Detective Comics #604Part 1 of the 4-part "The Mudpack": Published bi-weekly for the duration of this mini-series-within-a-series as the Darknight Detective battles Clayface III...unaware that the Man of Clay is now teamed up with the three other Clayfaces. Also featured is a special bound-in Batman mini-poster, painted by Norm Breyfogle. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #605Part 2 of the 4-part 'Mudpack': Batman is trapped by all four Clayfaces, and only his former comrade from the Outsiders, Looker, stands a chance of saving him. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #606Part 3 of the 4-part 'Mudpack': Have the Clayfaces finally succeeded in driving Batman over the edge? Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #607Part 4 of the 4-part 'Mudpack': Batman is held captive by the four Clayfaces...can his one-time comrade from the Outsiders, Looker, save him? Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Also includes a special bound-in mini-poster of Batman painted by Breyfogle. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #608Someone is doing Batman's job for him. Can the Darknight Detective stop the murderous vigilante Anarky? Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. First appearance of Anarky. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #609Batman finally learns the identity of Anarky...but that knowledge doesn't enable him to stop Anarky's campaign to destroy Gotham City. Part 2 of 2, continued from last issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #610Even death can't stop the menace of the Penguin as he rises from the grave and begins to plot against Batman and all of Gotham City. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #611The Penguin wants to trade...a hotel full of hostages for the life of Batman. Part 2 of 2, continued from last issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #612A feline killer is leaving a bloody trail across Gotham City and Batman figures it must be either Catwoman, his old foe Catman...or perhaps it's a man-eating tiger loose in the city. Whatever the answer, Batman must find out before more people die. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #613Someone is poisoning Gotham City...and Batman must find the fiend before the city's population is slaughtered. Also, Bruce Wayne has a date...with Vicki Vale. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #614Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Street Demonz starring Batman, script by Alan Grant, pencils by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Steve Mitchell; Batman helps a group of teenage boys against a motorcycle gang. 32 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #615'The Penguin Affair,' part 2 of 3. The Dark Knight learns why the Penguin is using attacking flocks of birds to decimate Gotham City...too late to stop him. Continued from Batman (1940) #448. Concludes in Batman (1940) #449. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #616"Stone Killer!" Story by Alan Grant and John Wagner. Art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. In this haunting tale Batman faces off against a monster who plans to ascend to godhood through the power of murder. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #617Story by Alan Grant and John Wagner. Art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Tim Drake faces the toughest challenge of his life and Batman doesn't even seem to care. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #618"Shadow of the Sun!" Part 1. Story by Alan Grant. Art by Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano. Tim Drake dreams of becoming Robin, the Boy Wonder. Meanwhile, the plane carrying Tim Drake's parents goes missing and the Dark Knight intends to find out why. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #619Part 2. Story by Alan Grant. Art by Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano. Tim Drake's parents are missing and the Dark Knight pledges to find them. Plus, learn more about the Obeah Man and the Money Spider. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #620Part 3 of 4. Within hours, Tim Drake's parents will be murdered by the Obeah Man...and the Batman still does nothing to try to save them. Continued from the previous issue. Continues next issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #621Part 4 of 4. The Batman's finally learned where the Obeah Man holds Tim Drake's parents captive...but arrives too late to prevent tragedy. Continued from the previous issue. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #622Part 1 of the 3-part 'Demon Within': There's a new Batman in Gotham City. His name is Simon Petrarch, he has supernatural powers, and he believes in killing his enemies. What happened to Bruce Wayne? Where is the Batman we all know? Written by John Ostrander, with art by Mike McKone, Jose Marzan, Jr. and Flint Henry. Cover by Golden Age artist Dick Sprang. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #624Part 2 of the 3-part 'Demon Within': Batman continues to follow the trail of the serial killer who is taking his inspiration from the unauthorized 'Batman' comic book. The main story is by John Ostrander, with art by Mike McKone and Jose Marzan, Jr.; the 'comic book' story-within-the story is by Ostrander, with art by Flint Henry. Cover by Golden Age Batman great Dick Sprang. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #625"Bitter Victory!" Part 3 of 3. Story by John Ostrander. Art by Flint Henry (pages 1-3, 7-8, 10-13, 17, 19), Mike McKone and Jose Marzan (4-6, 9, 14-16, 18, 20-22). As a distorted version of the Caped Crusader meets his end in a comic strip, the real Batman hunts down a psychotic imposter. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #626Abattoir escapes from Arkham Asylum and wreaks havoc at a political rally being attended by Bruce Wayne and Vicki Vale in "Abattoir!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Jim Aparo & Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics #627"Return of the Electrocutioner!" Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Jim Aparo and Mike Decarlo. The deadly vigilante known as the Electrocutioner has seemingly returned from the grave. Can the Batman find a way to stop this electrifying menace before it's too late? Cover price $1.00. Detective Comics Annual #1Fables Part I, continued in Green Arrow (1987 1st Series) Annual #1 and Question (1988) Annual #1. There's nothing humorous about the Penguin anymore. He's new, improved, far deadlier than you ever thought possible...he's out to show the Batman just how serious he is. Guest starring Ra's Al Ghul and Talia. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Klaus Janson and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Janson. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50. Detective Comics Annual #2A look back at Bruce Wayne's early years, as he learns from celebrated detective Harvey Harris during a multiple murder investigation in "Blood Secrets." Story by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn, art by Val Semeiks & Michael Bair. Plus: Who's Who entries for the Joker (art by Kevin Maguire & Karl Kesel), Two-Face (art by Mike Mignola), Catwoman (art by J.J. Birch), Penguin (art by J.J. Birch), Riddler (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Scarecrow (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel), Poison Ivy (art by Chris Wozniak & Jerry Acerno), Clayfaces I-IV (art by Norm Breyfogle), Ra's al Ghul (art by Joe James & Karl Kesel). Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.00.

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Batman Detective Comics #502-627 VF/NM 9.0+ 1981-1991 DC Comics Back Issues

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Batman Detective Comics #502-627 VF/NM 9.0+ 1981-1991 DC Comics Back Issues

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Color: #502 (May 1981)

Color: #503 (Jun 1981) Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane

Color: #504 (Jul 1981) Joker

Color: #505 (Aug 1981)

Color: #508 (Nov 1981)

Color: #511 (Feb 1982) 1st Mirage appearance

Color: #512 (Mar 1982) 45th anniversary special

Color: #514 (May 1982) Maxie Zeus

Color: #544 (Nov 1984) Flash Force 2000 Insert

Color: #545 (Dec 1984)

Color: #548 (Mar 1985) Darkwolf

Color: #549 (Apr 1985) Alan Moore script

Color: #550 (May 1985) Alan Moore script; Green Arrow bac

Color: #551 (Jun 1985) Calendar Man

Color: #552 (Jul 1985)

Color: #553 (Aug 1985) Black Mask

Color: #554 (Sep 1985) Black Canary new costume

Color: #559 (Feb 1986)

Color: #560 (Mar 1986) 1st Steelclaw (Thomas Bolt)

Color: #561 (Apr 1986) Robin solo story

Color: #562 (May 1986) Film Freak

Color: #568 (Nov 1986) Legends crossover

Color: #572 (Mar 1987) 50th anniversary; Elongated Man

Color: #573 (Apr 1987) Mad Hatter

Color: #574 (May 1987) origin story

Color: #579 (Oct 1987) Two-Face

Color: #580 (Nov 1987) Two-Face

Color: #581 (Dec 1987) Two-Face

Color: #582 (Jan 1988) Millennium week 4 crossover

Color: #584 (Mar 1988) Ventriloquist

Color: #585 (Apr 1988) 1st Ratcatcher appearance

Color: #586 (May 1988) Ratcatcher

Color: #587 (Jun 1988) 1st Alan Grant work

Color: #588 (Jul 1988)

Color: #589 (Aug 1988) Kadaver

Color: #590 (Sep 1988)

Color: #591 (Oct 1988)

Color: #592 (Nov 1988)

Color: #593 (Dec 1988)

Color: #594 (Dec 1988) 1st Joe Potato

Color: #595 (Jan 1989) Invasion! crossover

Color: #596 (Jan 1989)

Color: #597 (Feb 1989)

Color: #598 (Mar 1989) Blind Justice; double-size

Color: #599 (Apr 1989) Tribute from various creators

Color: #600 (May 1989) Double-size 50th anniversary issue

Color: #601 (Jun 1989)

Color: #602 (Jul 1989)

Color: #603 (Aug 1989)

Color: #604 (Sep 1989) Mud Pack & Clayface

Color: #605 (Sep 1989) Clayface

Color: #606 (Oct 1989) Clayface

Color: #607 (Oct 1989) Clayface

Color: #608 (Nov 1989) 1st Anarky (Lonnie Machin)

Color: #609 (Dec 1989) 2nd Anarky (Lonnie Machin)

Color: #610 (Jan 1990) Penguin

Color: #611 (Feb 1990) Penguin & Kadaver

Color: #612 (Mar 1990) Catman & Catwoman

Color: #613 (Apr 1990)

Color: #614 (May 1990) Speed Demonz motorcycle gang

Color: #615 (Jun 1990) Bird of Ill Omen; Penguin

Color: #616 (Jun 1990) C’th the Undying

Color: #617 (Jul 1990) Joker

Color: #618 (Jul 1990) Tim Drake’s parents kidnapped by v

Color: #619 (Aug 1990)

Color: #620 (Aug 1990) Search for Tim Drake’s parents

Color: #621 (Sep 1990) Death of Tim Drake’s mother

Color: #622 (Oct 1990)

Color: #624 (Dec 1990) Catwoman

Color: #625 (Jan 1991) 1st Abattoir (Arnold Etchison)

Color: #626 (Feb 1991) Electrocutioner

Color: #627 (Mar 1991) giant-size anniversary issue

Color: Annual #1 (Jan 1988) Penguin; Green Arrow crossove

Color: Annual #2 (Jan 1989)

Color: #576 (Jul 87) Year 2 Part 2; Todd McFarlane cover

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