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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

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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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930430736
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Story arc: Batman: Year Three

This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

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

Publisher’s description

"Batman: Year Three" Part 1, featuring the first appearance of Tim Drake. As Batman investigates the murder of multiple mob bosses, Dick Grayson returns to Wayne Manor for the first time in two years--just in time for the parole hearing of Tony Zucco, the man responsible for the death of his parents!

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)