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Batman #417

DC · Series began 1940 · March 1988

first appearance of KGBeast

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

KGBeast (Anatoli Knyazev) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1988
On sale: November 17, 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #417 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 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

Creators

pencils: Mike Zeck, Jim Aparoinks: Mike Zeck, Mike DeCarlocolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Jim Starlinletters: Agustin Más

Stories

Ten Nights of the Beast! [Part I] · 22 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanCommissioner James GordonJason ToddRobinAnatoli KnyazevKGBeast

Reprinted in

Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast (1994), Batman: The Caped Crusader (2018), DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories (2025), Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast 1 (2026 Edition) (2026)