CATALOG RECORD

Batman #453

DC · Series began 1940 · Late August 1990

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Dates

Cover date: Late August 1990
On sale: July 5, 1990
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #453 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 07098930430735
This edition’s page

Story arc: Dark Knight, Dark City

This is part 2 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, Kieron Dwyerinks: George Pratt, Dennis Jankescript: Peter Milligan, KC Carlson, Denny O'Neilcolors: Adrienne Royletters: John Costanza

Stories

Dark Knight, Dark City Part II · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

The Riddler's sinister puzzle continues to unravel, and even the dead are rising from their graves to stop Batman's pursuit.

Reprinted in

DC Comics Presents: Batman – Dark Knight, Dark City (2011), Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City (2015), Batman: The Caped Crusader (2018)