CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #524

DC · Series began 1937 · March 1983

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Dates

Cover date: March 1983
On sale: December 7, 1982
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #524 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893046503 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893046503 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Ed Hannigan, Don Newton, Irv Novickinks: Dick Giordano, Ron Randallcolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Roy, Tom Ziukoscript: Gerry Conway, Joey Cavalieri, Dick Giordanoletters: Todd Klein, Phil Felix

Stories

Deathgrip · 17 pages
Batman escapes the Squid's trap, and has a final confrontation with the Squid. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson invites some of his circus friends to Wayne Manor, including Jason Todd and his parents.
Mob Rule II: Heat of the Moment! · 7 pages

Publisher’s description

Batman escapes the Squid’s giant-squid death trap, but the Squid himself is assassinated by Croc. Green Arrow finally defeats the Executrix with reflector-signal arrows and pumps her for information about Machiavelli. In the meantime, Machiavelli is huddling with the Wall Street Irregulars and convinces them that criminals can run Star City’s government better than its elected officials. Later, Machiavelli and his group crash a town meeting on the anti-strike clause, at which the villain gives a political speech and is greeted with “Mac for Mayor!” cries.

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017)