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Batman #401

DC · Series began 1940 · November 1986

Dates

Cover date
November 1986
On sale
July 15, 1986
Pages
36

Editions and covers (5)

Copies of #401 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
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    This edition’s page
  • No Cover Date
    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893043011 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Trevor Von Eeden, Jim Starlin, José Luis García-López, Brian Bollandinks: John Byrne, Trevor Von Eeden, Jim Starlin, Brian Bollandcolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Barbara Kesel, Denny O'Neil, Raymond Chandlerletters: John Costanza

Stories

  • A Bird in the Hand ... · 22 pages

    Magpie shows up at a party showing the Wayne collection of jewels where G. Gordon Godfrey shows up. She escapes and Batman and Robin track her to a museum.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthJason ToddRobinGlorious GodfreyMagpieMargaret Pye

Reprinted in

DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)

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

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