Dates
- Cover date
- December 1988
- On sale
- September 15, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #593 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098930465912
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Norm Breyfogleinks: Norm Breyfogle, Steve Mitchellcolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: John Wagner, Alan Grant, Dan Rasplerletters: Todd Klein
Stories
- The Fear, Part Two: Diary of a Madman · 22 pages
Batman confronts Cornelius Stirk, who uses his psi-powers to induce fear in others, including the Caped Crusader.
Reprinted in
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle (2015), Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018), DC Finest: Batman: A Death in the Family (2026)