A key issue noted for First appearance of Cameron Chase and First appearance of Claything. Batman #550 was published by DC Comics on January 1, 1998, as part of a series that began in 1940. Doug Moench writes, and art comes from Android Images, Gregory Wright and J.H. Williams III. This 48-page issue features Batman, James Gordon, Barbara Gordon, Joker and Harvey Bullock, among 16 characters cataloged on VerseDB.