CATALOG RECORD
Batman #407
first appearance of James Gordon Jr.
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- James Gordon Jr. (son of Commissioner Gordon) — introduction
- Johnny Viti (DC) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1987
- On sale
- January 20, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #407 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 0709893043005 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893043005 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Batman 407 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- Batman Year One Chapter Four: Friend in Need · 24 pages
Batman takes on the upper echelons of organized crime and becomes allies with Gordon. The Gordons have a baby boy.
Publisher’s description
Lt. Gordon has been learning his way on the streets of Gotham almost in-step with Batman and the two finally start to see eye-to-eye in part four of "BATMAN: YEAR ONE". Can Gordon and Batman work together for the greater good of Gotham City?
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 407 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)