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Batman (1940) War Is Declared

by Dennis O'Neil Writer Frank Miller Writer +10 more

DC Comics Jan 8, 1987 USD $0.75 32 pages 3.5/5 (1 review)

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A key issue noted for First appearance of Carmine Falcone and First appearance of Sarah Essen. Batman #405 was published by DC Comics on March 1, 1987, as part of a series that began in 1940. Dennis O'Neil and Frank Miller write, and art comes from David Mazzucchelli, José Luis García-López and Richmond Lewis. This 32-page issue features Batman, James Gordon, Two-Face, Sarah Essen and Carmine Falcone, among 13 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series

Batman (1940)

Issue Number

#405

Release Date

January 8, 1987

Cover Date

March 1987

Cover Price

USD $0.75

Page Count

32

UPC

0709893043003

Series Details

Title

Batman

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1940 - 2011

Issues Count

716

Genres

Crime, War, Horror, Comedy, Anthro, Fantasy, Superhero, Western, Mystery, Action, Sports, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Key Issue

First appearance of Carmine Falcone
First appearance of Sarah Essen
First appearance of Officer Stanley Merkel in the main DCU

Reviews

1 review

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3.5/5

Creators

Dennis O'Neil

Dennis O'Neil

Writer, Colorist, Editor

Frank Miller

Frank Miller

Writer

Wan Chang O'Shaugnessy

Writer

David Mazzucchelli

David Mazzucchelli

Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

José Luis García-López

José Luis García-López

Penciller

Richmond Lewis

Richmond Lewis

Colorist

Todd Klein

Todd Klein

Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Branden

Branden

Howard Branden

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Sarah Essen

Sarah Essen

Sarah Essen-Gordon

Two-Face

Two-Face

Harvey Dent

Barbara Kean

Barbara Kean

Barbara Kean/Eileen Gordon

Albert Blume

Albert Blume

Albert Blume

Arnold Flass

Arnold Flass

Arnold Flass

Carmine Falcone

Carmine Falcone

Carmine Falcone

Gillian B. Loeb

Gillian B. Loeb

Gillian Loeb

Jefferson Skeevers

Jefferson Skeevers

Jefferson Skeevers

Stan

Stan

Teams

Gotham City Police Department

Gotham City Police Department

Story Arcs

Year One (Batman)

Year One (Batman)

Main Story

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