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Cover: Gene Colan & Dick Giordano
Detective Comics #540
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Something Scary," Batman confronts his deepest dread—being powerless to save those he cares about—while Robin battles the twisted mind games of the Scarecrow, and Green Arrow grapples with the relentless Printer's Devil. Written by Doug Moench and illustrated with chilling precision by Gene Colan, this 1984 issue delivers a tense, character-driven thriller anchored in psychological dread. The cover, penciled by Colan and inked by Giordano, captures the creeping unease of the story with haunting clarity.
Contains 2 stories
Something Scary
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)Harvey Bullock
In Cold Type!
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Printer's Devil
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CGC 9.8 · 44 in census $87
CGC 9.6 · 15 in census $38
CGC 9.4 · 4 in census $28*
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $25*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $22*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $22*
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits
writer Doug Moench
artist Gene Colan
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer Ben Oda
inker Bob Smith
cover pencils Gene Colan
cover inks Dick Giordano
Reprints
Reprinted in Batman Superband #20 (1984), Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan #2 (2018)
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