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Issue: Detective Comics #578
Publication Date: September 1987
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Issues: #578 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/02/1987
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 CAD
£0.40 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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:  
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Disclose Reprinted In13
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Batman Year Two Part 4

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #24 published September 1988
as Muere la Parca [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Album #6 published January 1990
as Detective Comics #578 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Year Two #[nn] published February 1990
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Year Two: Fear the Reaper #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2002
as Chapter Four: So Shall Ye Reap [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin. Alfredo Alcala is incorrectly credited on the cover as the interior inker.
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Batman Year Two Chapter Four: "...So Shall Ye Reap..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joe Chill; Mr. Morritz; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Blinky Sutton; Leslie Thompkins; Alfred Pennyworth; Rachel Caspian; Commissioner James Gordon; Bukowski; Thomas Wayne (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: While Bruce proposes to Rachel, the Reaper attacks the gathered mob bosses. Batman arrives late to the fight, and the Reaper escapes again, while Joe Chill is knocked unconscious. When Chill comes to, Batman takes the thug to the alley where he killed the Waynes and reveals their connection. But before Batman can complete his revenge, the Reaper kills Joe Chill. Batman and the Reaper fight one final time and the Reaper falls to his death. Later, Batman disposes of Joe Chill's gun in the base of the Wayne Foundation Building and Rachel enters the convent to atone for the sins of her father.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC presenterer #5/1988 published January 1988
as Lynvingen det andre året Fjerde kapittel: Slik skal dere høste [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #6 published February 1988
as Batman Año Dos, Capítulo Cuatro: La Hora del Segador [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #8 published April 1988
as Batman: Ano Dois - Conclusão [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #24 published September 1988
as Cómo Eliminar a la Parca [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Album #6 published January 1990
as Das zweite Jahr, Kapitel 4: Mögest du schneiden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Year Two #[nn] published February 1990
as Chapter Four: "...So Shall Ye Reap..." [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Year Two: Fear the Reaper #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2002
as So Shall Ye Reap [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Job Number: G-3189
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman; Mime
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page only contains a preview of the cover to Batman (DC, 1940 series) #412.

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