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Detective Comics #596

DC · Series began 1937 · January 1989

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Dates

Cover date: January 1989
On sale: December 15, 1988
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #596 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930465901
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Creators

pencils: Norm Breyfogle, Eduardo Barretoinks: Norm Breyfogle, Steve Mitchellcolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Alan Grant, Dan Raspler, Denny O'Neilletters: Todd Klein

Stories

Video Nasties · 22 pages
Businessman Milton Sladek hires amateur film maker Oscar Lampet to capture physical abuse on film and make so-called "snuff movies". Batman tracks down Lampet and tries to stop yet another assault. Unbeknownst to Batman, Lampet brought backup in the shape of oversized thug Tonka. Now Batman becomes the subject of a new snuff movie...

Publisher’s description

The filming of movies is a common sight in just about every major city, and Gotham is no exception...except the films being shot there are movies of death, and the Batman may be their next star.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatman

Reprinted in

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective (2018)