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Issue Details

Issue #627
Published March 1991
Cover Price 2.95 USD
Pages 84
Editing Denny O'Neil; Kelley Puckett (assistant)
Notes Mistakenly labeled 600th appearance of Batman anniversary issue. Actually 601st appearance in Detective Comics.

Cover Details

Characters Batman
Genre superhero
Pencils Norm Breyfogle (painted)
Inks Norm Breyfogle (painted)
Colors Norm Breyfogle (painted)
Notes Mistakenly labeled 600th appearance of Batman anniversary issue. Actually 601st appearance in Detective Comics.

1 page text article

Letters Typeset

6 page Batman story "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Characters Batman; GS: Commissioner Gordon
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Reprinted From Detective Comics #27.

16 page Batman story The Cry of the Night is "Kill!"

Characters Batman; Robin; GS: Commissioner Gordon
Genre superhero
Script Mike Friedrich
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Redone version of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The title of this story is how the story is listed in the editorial records. The title was changed when the story was originally published.
Reprinted From Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #387 [under new title]

22 page Batman story "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Characters Batman; GV: Pesticide (I & D)
Genre superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Mike DeCarlo
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters John Costanza
Notes Redone version of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27

22 page Batman story "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Characters Batman; GS: Commissioner Gordon
Genre superhero
Script Alan Grant
Pencils Norm Breyfogle
Inks Steve Mitchell
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Redone version of "Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27