Price: 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1989-06-15
Editing: Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (associate editor)
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Batman Year 3, Part 1 of 4
(Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
George Pérez (signed)
Inks:
George Pérez (signed)
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Flying Graysons
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

This issue has 2 variants

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: ?

Indexer Notes

Blue DC Bullet on cover.

Batman Year 3 [Part 1]: Different Roads
(Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Flying Graysons Janet Drake (introduction, flashback); Sister Mary Elizabeth (flashback); Mr. Haly (flashback)
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

The post-Crisis origin of Robin (Dick Grayson) in flashback. Story continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #437.

This story introduces young Tim Drake whose parents brought him to the circus to meet the Flying Graysons on the night Dick's parents were killed.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Dan Raspler (replies)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-3812

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from K. Roberts, Michael A. Osazuwa, Paul T. Smith, "Patch" Morgan, Sam Quang, John Lavernoich, Terry Waltermire, John O'Fletcher, Paul Wartenberg, Steven Milunovich, Eric Martinson and Robert Bulanadi. Includes "From the Den" column.

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  1. Batman Year 3, Part 1 of 4
    Batman
  2. Batman Year 3 [Part 1]: Different Roads
    Batman
  3. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
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