CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #853

DC · Series began 1937 · April 2009

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Dates

Cover date: April 2009
On sale: April 22, 2009
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #853 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76194120019485311
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Andy Kubert Variant Cover

Barcode 76194120019485321
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 72572743046553
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Creators

pencils: Andy Kubertinks: Andy Kubert, Scott Williamscolors: Alex Sinclairscript: Neil Gaiman, Dan DiDioletters: Jared K. Fletcher

Stories

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 2 of 2 · 28 pages
Batman discusses his visions with his mother, trying to determine if he's having a dream or if he's really dead.

Reprinted in

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2009), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2010), Batman Unwrapped: Andy Kubert (2014), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman Deluxe Edition (2016), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (2018), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) (2020), DC Heroes & Villains Collection (2021)