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Cover: Denys Cowan
Detective Comics #643
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In "The Library of Souls," Batman follows a chilling trail of murders tied to the Dewey Decimal System, tracking a killer who selects his victims with eerie precision. Written by Peter Milligan and brought to life with moody, detailed art by Jim Aparo—pencils, inks, and colors by the same hand—this issue blends psychological suspense with the noir edge of Gotham’s shadows. Denys Cowan’s striking cover captures the tension of a city where knowledge and danger are locked in the same vault.
writer Peter Milligan · artist, inker, letterer Jim Aparo · colorist Adrienne Roy · cover Denys Cowan
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Raw (NM) $2
CGC 9.8 · 17 in census $86*
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $40*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $35*
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $30*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $30*
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writer Peter Milligan
artist, inker, letterer Jim Aparo
colorist Adrienne Roy
cover pencils, inks Denys Cowan
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Reprinted in Batman: The Dark Knight Detective #7 (2023)
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