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Issue: Detective Comics #543

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Publication Date: October 1984

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Issues: #543 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 07/03/1984

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.95 CAD
£0.30 GBP
$0.75 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color cover; color interior

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy

Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Variants3

2 Detective Comics #543 [Direct]

Detective Comics #543 [Canadian]

Detective Comics #543 [Newsstand]

Reprinted In2

2 Content Items
- [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- Shadows of Vengeance [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (5 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nocturna [Natalia Knight]

First Line: It's the battle of the century! Nocturna vs. Batman ...and the prize is Robin!

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Batman Superband #21 published January 1985
as Batman 21.Superband [Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Shadows of Vengeance

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Alfred Pennyworth; Julia Remarque; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Hamilton Hill; Lucius Fox; Nocturna [Natalia Knight]; Nightshade [Sturges Hellstrom] (death); Night-Thief [Anton Knight; becomes Night-Slayer]; Schreck; Lee

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Batman Superband #21 published January 1985
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 16

Job Number: G-1425

Notes: Story continues from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #376; continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #377.

Nocturna becomes a continuing supporting character and her relationship with the Batman becomes a continuing sub-plot at this point. Night-Thief murders his rival for Nocturna's love, thus becoming Night-Slayer.

[untitled]

In-house Column on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

It's No Fair!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Green Arrow; Printer's Devil (villain); Pinball Wizard (villain); Bad Penny (villain)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Job Number: G-1475

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Job Number: L-1737

Notes: Letters of comment from Brian Linnen, Susand M. Murrie, Michael Wallis, Fred Grandinetti, Eric Jones, Delmo Waters, Wallace Lee Hopkins, David J. Kenney, Eric James Baich, Robert Pierce, Joe Atura, Jeffrey Lowndes and Jef Peckham.