Detective Comics #556

Dates

Cover date

November 1985

On sale

July 30, 1985

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #556 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 ↗
• Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition75¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0709893046511 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

This is part 17 of 28. 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. The Losers Special (1985) #1
6. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #18
7. Wonder Woman (1942) #327
8. Crisis on Infinite Earths #6
9. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #19
10. All-Star Squadron (1981) #50
11. Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
12. Justice League of America (1960) #244
13. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #41
14. Batman (1940) #389
15. Green Lantern (1960) #194
16. All-Star Squadron (1981) #51
17. Detective Comics (1937) #556
18. Crisis on Infinite Earths #8
19. Batman (1940) #390
20. All-Star Squadron (1981) #52
21. Detective Comics (1937) #557
22. Justice League of America #245
23. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #10
24. Batman (1940) #391
25. Detective Comics (1937) #558
26. Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018) #1
27. DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
28. DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025) #nn

Creators

Stories

• The Bleeding Night · 16 pages

  At the request of Robin, Bullock lets Nocturna go. Nocturna gains control of the False Face Society as Nightslayer continues to murder its members. Batman learns of Nocturna's return and pays her a visit at the observatory. Red rain pours as a result of the ongoing Crisis on Infinite Earths.

• Zen and the Art of Dying · 7 pages

  Onyx finds Green Arrow and informs him of Lars' plot to take control of the monastery away from the Exalted Master.

Characters

Reprinted in

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