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Series Title: Detective Comics
Character: Batman I, Jack Drake, Janet Drake, Joe Chill, Martha Wayne, Obeah Man, Robin III, Thomas Wayne
Publication Year: 1990
Universe: DC Comics
Format: Issue
Era: Copper Age
Publisher: DC Comics
Artist/Writer: Norm Breyfogle, Alan Grant, Todd Klein, Steve Mitchell, Dennis (Denny) O'Neil, Dan Raspler, Adrienne Roy
Type: Comic Book
Grade: High Grade
Tradition: US Comics
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Superheroes
Cover Artist: Norm Breyfogle
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Story Title: Detective Comics
Vintage: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Style: Color
Language: English
Intended Audience: General Audience
California Prop 65 Warning: 0
Issue Number: 621
Unit Quantity: 1
Unit Type: Unit