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Detective Comics #583

DC · Series began 1937 · February 1988

first appearance of Scarface

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Scarface (Ventriloquist, Arnold Wesker) — introduction
Rhino (Frederick Rhino) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 1988
On sale: November 3, 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #583 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 0709893046502 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0709893046502 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, Norm Breyfogle, Dick Giordanoinks: Mike Mignola, Kim DeMulder, Dick Giordanocolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: John Wagner, Alan Grant

Stories

Fever · 22 pages
A deadly new drug called Fever hits the streets of Gotham, thanks to a gang run by Scarface/Ventriloquist.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanThe VentriloquistArnold WeskerScarfaceFatmanRhinoFrederick Rhino

Reprinted in

Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle (2015), Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018), DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories (2025)