Dates
- Cover date
- October 1987
- On sale
- July 7, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #579 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 0709893046510 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893046510 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Crime Doctor's Crimson Clinic · 22 pages
Batman and Robin break up a theft at a blood bank, and discover that the Crime Doctor is back in business. When Mob boss "Big Moe" McAllister needs a heart operation, ex-con Shuyler Reems agrees to be a donor for the Crime Doctor in exchange for money to provide for his family.
Characters
Reprinted in
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle (2015), Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)