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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #659

DC · Series began 1937 · Early May 1993

Dates

Cover date
Early May 1993
On sale
March 25, 1993
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #659 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 7099230465319

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Story arc: Knightfall

This is part 3 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman #492
  2. Batman #493
  3. Detective Comics #659
  4. Detective Comics #660
  5. Batman #494
  6. Batman #495
  7. Detective Comics #661
  8. Detective Comics #662
  9. Batman #496
  10. Batman #497
  11. Detective Comics #663
  12. Detective Comics #664
  13. Batman #498
  14. Detective Comics #665
  15. Batman #499
  16. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16
  17. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17
  18. Detective Comics #666
  19. Batman #500
  20. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18

Creators

pencils: Kelley Jones, Norm Breyfogleinks: Kelley Jones, Norm Breyfoglescript: Chuck Dixon, Scott Petersoncolors: Adrienne Royletters: Tim Harkins

Stories

  • Puppets [Knightfall 2] · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

The Ventriloquist and Amygdala tear the city apart searching for the lost Scarface as Batman and Robin try to cope with the madness of Gotham City, under siege by escapees from Arkham Asylum.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanThe VentriloquistArnold WeskerAaron HelzingerAmygdala

Reprinted in

Batman: Knightfall (1993), Batman: Knightfall (2012), Batman: Knightfall Omnibus (2017), Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)

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