CATALOG RECORD
Batman #405
first appearance of Sarah Essen, Carmine Falcone, Stanley Merkel and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Sarah Essen (DC, from Batman) — introduction
- Carmine Falcone (Gotham City mob boss) — introduction
- Stanley Merkel (DC) — introduction
- Branden (Gotham SWAT Leader, DC) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1987
- On sale
- November 18, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #405 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 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- Batman Year One Chapter Two: War Is Declared · 22 pages
Bruce dons his new guise as Batman and begins to clean up Gotham. When he starts to harass the corrupt officials of the city, the police are commanded to take him down.
Characters
Reprinted in
Absolute Batman: Year One (2017), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), The Complete Frank Miller Batman (1989), Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition (2005), Batman: Year One (2007), Batman: Year One - The Deluxe Edition (2017), Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)