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Detective Comics #849

DC · Series began 1937 · December 2008

Dates

Cover date
December 2008
On sale
October 8, 2008
In stores
October 8, 2008
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #849 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120019484911

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930465949

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Story arc: Batman R.I.P.

This is part 14 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman #676
  2. Batman #677
  3. Batman #678
  4. Robin #175
  5. Detective Comics #846
  6. Robin #176
  7. Batman #679
  8. Detective Comics #847
  9. Batman #680
  10. Nightwing #148
  11. Detective Comics #848
  12. Batman and the Outsiders #11
  13. Nightwing #149
  14. Detective Comics #849
  15. Batman and the Outsiders #12
  16. Batman #681
  17. Detective Comics #850
  18. Nightwing #150
  19. Batman and the Outsiders #13
  20. Batman #701
  21. Batman #702

Creators

pencils: Dustin Nguyeninks: Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfscolors: Dustin Nguyen, John Kaliszscript: Paul Dini, Dan DiDioletters: John J. Hill

Stories

  • Batman R.I.P.: Heart of Hush, Part 4 of 5: Scars · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

Batman tears his way through Gotham City's underworld to save the life of the woman he loves. Tommy Elliot's master plan revealed as Batman races to confront his adversary!

Reprinted in

Batman: Heart of Hush (2009), Batman: Heart of Hush (2010), Batman: The Hush Saga Omnibus (2023)

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