Dates
- Cover date
- August 1988
- On sale
- May 26, 1988
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #589 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098930465908 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 07098930465908 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Publisher’s description
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. 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.
Reprinted in
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018), DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories (2025), Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle (2015)