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Detective Comics #437

DC · Series began 1937 · October-November 1973

first appearance of Christine St. Clair

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Christine St. Clair (DC, Interpol agent) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October-November 1973
On sale: July 31, 1973
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jim Aparo, Walter Simonson, Joe Kubert, Howard Chaykin, Nick Cardyinks: Jim Aparo, Walter Simonson, Joe Kubert, Howard Chaykin, Nick Cardyletters: Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, Ben Oda, Walter Simonsonscript: Archie Goodwin, Paul Levitz

Stories

Deathmask! · 12 pages
Batman finds himself seemingly pitted against the preternaturally powered Matuchima, the lost tribe of Xochipecs' god of death, soon after the tribe's deathmask is found and brought to the Gotham Museum.
Chapter 1: The Himalayan Incident · 8 pages
Christine St. Clair, an INTERPOL agent, searches for the elusive Manhunter in Nepal.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanCommissioner James GordonPaul KirkManhunterChristine St. Clair

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (2013), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), Dynamic Classics (1978), The Super Heroes (1980), Manhunter (1984), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1988), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989), Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999), Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (2012), Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (2019), Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (2021)