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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #817

DC · Series began 1937 · May 2006

Dates

Cover date
May 2006
On sale
March 1, 2006
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #817 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120019481711

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930465905

    This edition’s page
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    Barcode 76194120019481712

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Face the Face

This is part 2 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman #651
  2. Detective Comics #817
  3. Detective Comics #819

Also part of: One Year Later

Creators

pencils: Simone Bianchi, Leonard Kirk, Andy Clarkeinks: Simone Bianchi, Andy Clarkescript: James Robinsoncolors: John Kaliszletters: Travis Lanham

Stories

  • Face the Ecaf, Part 1 of 8 [Face the Face] · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

It's One Year Later...and who is the mysterious vigilante who's been keeping Gotham free of crime? And what is his relationship with the new police commissioner? Don't miss the stunning first part of a story crossing over with BATMAN by writer James Robinson, art team Leonard Kirk & Andy Clarke, and cover artist Simone Bianchi!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanCommissioner James GordonTim DrakeRobinHarvey DentHarvey BullockAnatoli KnyazevKGBeast

Reprinted in

Batman: Face the Face (2006), Batman / Two-Face: Face the Face Deluxe Edition (2017), DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)

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Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.

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