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Detective Comics #543

DC · Series began 1937 · October 1984

first appearance of The Night-Slayer

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

The Night-Slayer (Anton Knight, Batman villain) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: October 1984
On sale: July 3, 1984
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #543 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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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0709893046510 · shared with another edition
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893046510 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Gene Colan, Shawn McManus, José Luis García-Lópezinks: Dick Giordano, Alfredo Alcala, Shawn McManuscolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Roy, Jeanine Caseyletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Bob Lappanscript: Doug Moench, Elliot Maggin, Dick Giordano, Joey Cavalieri, Robert Greenberger

Stories

Shadows of Vengeance · 16 pages
It's No Fair! · 7 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanOliver QueenGreen ArrowCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthJason ToddHarvey BullockRobinLucius FoxVicki ValeNatalia KnightNocturnaAnton KnightThe Night-SlayerHamilton HillJulia RemarqueBad PennySturges HellstromThe Night-ThiefNightshade

Reprinted in

Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan (2011)