Price: 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1988-09-15
Editing: Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant)
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Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

The Fear, Part Two: Diary of a Madman
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Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Alan Grant (credited)
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils:
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks:
Steve Mitchell (credited)
Colors:
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters:
Todd Klein (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3992
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cornelius Stirk (villain); unnamed hobo (death); unnamed security guard; Thomas Wayne (flashback, death); Martha Wayne (flashback, death); unanamed doctor at Arkham Asylum
Synopsis:
Batman confronts Cornelius Stirk, who uses his psi-powers to induce fear in others, including the Caped Crusader.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

John Wagner credited as co-writer but not actually involved with this issue according to Alan Grant.

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Detective Comments / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-3424

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kip Talbot, Donnie Mathews, Matthew, D. Spatola, , Joseph Olszewski, Jericho Wilson and Sean Olschowka.

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