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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

Values

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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.

Publisher’s description

Featuring the first appearance of Scarface and the Ventriloquist! A new drug has hit the streets of Gotham and it's up to the Dark Knight to figure out who is bringing in the "Fever.

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)