CATALOG RECORD

Batman #608

DC · Series began 1940 · December 2002

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Dates

Cover date: December 2002
On sale: November 13, 2002
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (5)

Copies of #608 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76194120005760811
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2nd printing

2nd Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 76194120005760812
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New York Post Exclusive
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930430712
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Special Promotional Cover
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Facsimile reprints exist

Batman 608 (Facsimile Edition) (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Jim Leeinks: Jim Lee

Publisher’s description

Batman attempts to bring an end to the vile kidnapping of an innocent child. But suddenly, all hell breaks loose!

Reprinted in

Batman: Hush Double Feature (2003), Batman: Hush (2003), Batman 608 [Special Edition] (2004), Dollar Comics: Batman 608 (2019), Batman 608 McFarlane Special Edition (2022), Batman 608 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)