Dates
- Cover date
- Early August 1990
- On sale
- June 21, 1990
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #452 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 07098930430733
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Mike Mignola, Kieron Dwyerinks: George Pratt, Dennis Jankescript: Peter Milligan, KC Carlsoncolors: Adrienne Royletters: John Costanza
Stories
- Dark Knight, Dark City [Part I] · 22 pages
Batman is led through a labyrinthine urban maze by his old nemesis the Riddler, who seems to have changed into an abominable monster with one purpose: to drive Batman insane. As, in the present day, Batman takes on the Riddler's challenges, while in the past the story also explores the connection between Gotham City and the occult.
Reprinted in
DC Comics Presents: Batman – Dark Knight, Dark City (2011), Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City (2015), Batman: The Caped Crusader (2018)