Detective Comics #557

Dates

Cover date

December 1985

On sale

September 3, 1985

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #557 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 0709893046512 · shared with another edition

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

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893046512 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

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

Creators

Stories

• Still Beating · 16 pages

  Batman stays by Catwoman's side in the hospital as Nightslayer finally learns the location of Nocturna's hideout.

• Zen and the Art of Dying II: The Pursuit of Wisdom · 7 pages

  Green Arrow must rescue Onyx as Lars finds the key to unlock the Book of Ages.

Characters

Reprinted in

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