CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #562

DC · Series began 1937 · May 1986

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Dates

Cover date: May 1986
On sale: February 4, 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #562 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 0709893046505 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0709893046505 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Ed Hannigan, Gene Colan, José Luis García-López, Jerome Mooreinks: Dick Giordano, Bob Smith, Dell Barrascolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Roy, Shelley Eiberscript: Doug Moench, Robert Greenberger, Joey Cavalieriletters: John Workman, Agustin Más

Stories

Reeling · 15 pages
The Film Freak targets Julia Pennyworth and his ex-girlfriend India Blue for revealing his identity. Bullock and Robin stay one step behind Batman and Catwoman.
The Criminal Element · Green Arrow and Black Canary · 7 pages
Black Canary stops a drug shipment. Green Arrow questions the mayor about the new hero, the Champion. The identity of the new villain, Steelclaw, is revealed. Tommie thinks that Onyx has come back.

Reprinted in

DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies (2025)