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Detective Comics #549

DC · Series began 1937 · April 1985

Dates

Cover date
April 1985
On sale
January 1, 1985
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #549 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: Pat Broderick, José Luis García-López, Klaus Jansoninks: Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Klaus Jansoncolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Roy, Klaus Jansonscript: Doug Moench, Robert Greenberger, Alan Moore, Dick Giordanoletters: Ben Oda, Todd Klein

Stories

  • Dr. Harvey and Mr. Bullock · 16 pages

    Harvey Bullock, with the help of Batman, takes on an entire street gang after his home is vandalized.

  • Night Olympics, Part One · 7 pages

    Black Canary and Green Arrow find that the crooks aren't as bold as they used to be. This leads to a discussion of how the bad crooks are getting worse. Then, from a rooftop, Black Canary is shot by an arrow.

Reprinted in

Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore (2003), DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (2006), Green Arrow / Black Canary: For Better or for Worse (2007), DC Universe by Alan Moore (2012), DC Universe by Alan Moore (2013), Green Arrow: A Celebration of 75 Years (2016)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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