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Cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16
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CATALOG RECORD

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16

DC · Series began 1992 · Early September 1993

Dates

Cover date
Early September 1993
On sale
July 22, 1993
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #16 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 07098932417636

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Knightfall

This is part 16 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: Brian Stelfreeze, Bret Blevinsinks: Brian Stelfreeze, Mike Manleycolors: Brian Stelfreeze, Adrienne Royscript: Alan Grant, Jordan B. Gorfinkelletters: Todd Klein

Stories

  • The God of Fear, Part One of Three · 24 pages

Publisher’s description

The Scarecrow gathers a crew of helpers who launch a massive fear attack on Gotham City. Meanwhile, Anarky escapes from juvenile detention and plots his revenge on Batman!

Reprinted in

Batman: Knightfall (1993), Batman: Knightfall (2012), Batman: Shadow of the Bat (2016), Batman: Knightfall Omnibus (2017), Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)

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