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Batman #436

DC · Series began 1940 · [Early August] 1989

first appearance of Tim Drake

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Tim Drake (DC) — introduction
Jack Drake (DC, from Batman, Robin) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: [Early August] 1989
On sale: June 15, 1989
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #436 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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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930430736
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Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Pat Broderickinks: George Pérez, John Beattycolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Marv Wolfman, Dan Raspler, Denny O'Neilletters: John Costanza

Stories

Batman Year 3 [Part 1]: Different Roads · 22 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonNightwingCommissioner James GordonTim DrakeAlfred PennyworthMary GraysonJohn GraysonJack DrakeTony Zucco

Reprinted in

Batman: The Caped Crusader (2018), Tales of the Batman: Marv Wolfman (2020)