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Detective Comics #537

DC · Series began 1937 · April 1984

Dates

Cover date
April 1984
On sale
January 3, 1984
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #537 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.

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  • Newsstand edition75¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893046504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893046504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Gene Colan, José Luis García-López, Shawn McManusinks: Dick Giordano, Bob Smith, Shawn McManuscolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Roy, Jeanine Caseyscript: Doug Moench, Dick Giordano, Joey Cavalieriletters: Ben Oda, Bob Lappan

Stories

  • Down Below · 16 pages
  • Strike First! · 7 pages

Publisher’s description

A man rises from the sewers, leading Batman to descend into the depths of Gotham and its sordid past to solve the crime. Plus, Green Arrow confronts a murderer who has spent a lifetime driving a man insane.

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan (2011)

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