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Batman #405

DC · Series began 1940 · March 1987

first appearance of Sarah Essen, Carmine Falcone, Stanley Merkel and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Sarah Essen (DC, from Batman) — introduction
Carmine Falcone (Gotham City mob boss) — introduction
Stanley Merkel (DC) — introduction
Branden (Gotham SWAT Leader, DC) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1987
On sale: December 11, 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #405 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 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Reprinted in

Absolute Batman: Year One (2017), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), The Complete Frank Miller Batman (1989), Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition (2005), Batman: Year One (2007), Batman: Year One - The Deluxe Edition (2017), Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)