Batman #389

Dates

Cover date

November 1985

On sale

July 16, 1985

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #389 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.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition75¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0709893043011 · shared with another edition

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

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893043011 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

This is part 17 of 48. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #1
2. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #2
3. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #3
4. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #4
5. Crisis on Infinite Earths #5
6. The Losers Special (1985) #1
7. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #18
8. Wonder Woman (1942) #327
9. Crisis on Infinite Earths #6
10. Blue Devil #17
11. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #19
12. All-Star Squadron (1981) #50
13. Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
14. DC Comics Presents #86
15. Justice League of America (1960) #244
16. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #41
17. Batman (1940) #389
18. Blue Devil #18
19. Green Lantern (1960) #194
20. All-Star Squadron (1981) #51
21. Detective Comics (1937) #556
22. Crisis on Infinite Earths #8
23. DC Comics Presents #87
24. Superman #413
25. Batman (1940) #390
26. All-Star Squadron (1981) #52
27. Detective Comics (1937) #557
28. Crisis on Infinite Earths #9
29. Green Lantern #195
30. Justice League of America #245
31. The Fury of Firestorm #42
32. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #10
33. Batman (1940) #391
34. Detective Comics (1937) #558
35. All-Star Squadron #53
36. Superman #415
37. All-Star Squadron #54
38. Crisis on Infinite Earths #11
39. Crisis on Infinite Earths #12
40. Green Lantern #198
41. Swamp Thing #46
42. Deadman: Dead Again #1
43. DC Universe #0
44. DCU: Legacies #5
45. DCU: Legacies #6
46. Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018) #1
47. DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
48. DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025) #nn

Creators

Stories

• Red Skies · 23 pages

  Nocturna, Catwoman, and Night-Slayer all return in this issue as members of Black Mask's False Face Society are being killed off one-by-one. Acting Mayor Skowcroft blames Catwoman for the murders as Robin and Bullock learn that Nocturna has moved into the observatory.

Publisher’s description

With the Crisis turning the skies red, Batman re-encounters Catwoman and Nocturna while the Night-Slayer goes on a killing rampage against the False Face Society.

Characters

Reprinted in

DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies (2025), DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025)