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Detective Comics #838

DC · Series began 1937 · January 2008

Dates

Cover date
January 2008
On sale
November 21, 2007
In stores
November 21, 2007
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #838 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120019483811

    Source ↗
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

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

    Barcode 76194120019483812

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930465938

    This edition’s page

Story arc: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul

This is part 6 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman Annual #26
  2. Batman #670
  3. Robin Annual #7
  4. Robin #168
  5. Nightwing #138
  6. Detective Comics #838
  7. Batman #671
  8. Robin #169
  9. Nightwing #139
  10. Detective Comics #839
  11. Detective Comics #840

Creators

pencils: Simone Bianchi, Ryan Benjamin, Carlos Pachecoinks: Simone Bianchi, Saleem Crawford, Jesús Merinocolors: Simone Bianchi, John Kalisz, J. D. Mettlerscript: Paul Dini, Dan DiDioletters: Steve Wands

Stories

  • The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Three · 22 pages

    Batman, Talia and I-Ching track Ra's to his hideout. Ra's asks Batman to choose whether he will use Damian or Tim's body for his brain's host.

Publisher’s description

Batman and I-Ching track Ra's and Talia to their hideout, while Nightwing pursues Robin! And why is the Invisible Map so important?

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonNightwingTim DrakeAlfred PennyworthRobinDamian WayneTalia al GhulRa's al GhulI-ChingUbu

Reprinted in

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul (2008), Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul (2009)

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