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Cover: Ed Hannigan & Gene Colan & Dick Giordano

Detective Comics #562

May 1986 · DC · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
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Contains 2 stories
Reeling
15 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Catwoman [Selina Kyle]Robin [Jason Todd]Sergeant Harvey BullockFilm Freak [Burt Weston] (villain)Vicki ValeJulia PennyworthCommissioner James GordonIndia BluePaul Vasseria (movie director)

In "Reeling," the Film Freak's obsession turns personal when he targets Julia Pennyworth and his ex, India Blue, after they expose his identity. As Batman and Catwoman race to stop him, Bullock and Robin work frantically to stay ahead—caught in a deadly game where every frame of the past could be the last.

The Criminal Element
7 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Black Canary [Dinah Lance]Steelclaw [Thomas Bolt]Tommie (music store employee)Jerry (music store owner)

In "The Criminal Element," Black Canary disrupts a high-stakes drug shipment, drawing the attention of Green Arrow, who begins probing the city's new vigilante, the Champion. As tensions rise, the identity of the menacing new villain, Steelclaw, is unveiled, and whispers swirl—Tommie wonders if the long-missing Onyx has returned.

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CGC 9.8 · 32 in census $63
CGC 9.6 · 12 in census $29*
CGC 9.4 · 6 in census $20*
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CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $20*
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VG+ $4.41 VF/NM $4.99 FN/VF · Newsstand $6.25 VG $6.3 NM $7.49 VF/NM $7.93 VF $7.99 Newsstand $8.63
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Full credits

colorist Shelley Eiber
letterer Agustin Más
cover pencils Ed Hannigan
cover pencils Gene Colan
cover inks Dick Giordano

Reprints

Reprinted in Sorte Fugl #1 (1987), DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies #[nn] (2025)

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