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Issue: Batman #407
Publication Date: May 1987
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Issues: #407 of 715 Issues (1363 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/20/1987
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 CAD
£0.40 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #36.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In19
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Year One Part 4

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lieutenant James Gordon
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published November 1987
as Año Uno [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1987 published November 1987
as År Ett Del 3 & 4 Svart Gryning [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published December 1987
as O Morcego e a Lei: Dia da Aliança! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #12 published February 1988
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Year One #[nn] [First Printing] published October 1988
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: År ett #[nn] published January 1989
as Omslag från Batman #407 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Gallery #1 published August 1992
as Batman 407 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #7 published January 2005
as Batman #407 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Betcha bite a chip with Chips Ahoy!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Chips Ahoy! cookies.
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Batman Year One Chapter Four: Friend in Need

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Lieutenant James Gordon; Detective Sarah Essen; Holly; The Roman (villain); Harvey Dent (assistant district attorney); Jefferson Skeevers; Detective Flass; Commissioner Gill Loeb; Barbara Gordon (James' pregnant wife)
First Line: He's out to clean up a city that likes being dirty.
Synopsis: Batman takes on the upper echelons of organized crime and becomes allies with Gordon. The Gordons have a baby boy.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBatman: Year One #[nn] [1st Printing] published January 1988
In Issue: FlagBatman: Year One #[nn] published June 1988
In Issue: FlagBatman: Year One Deluxe Edition #[nn] published June 2005
In Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published November 1987
as Batman Año Uno: Capítulo Cuatro. La amistad necesaria [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #6/1987 published November 1987
as Kapitel 4: En vän i nöd (Läderlappen År Ett) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #4 published December 1987
as Batman: Ano Um - Capítulo Quatro: Amigo em Apuros [Story on Interior Page(s)]original title: Chapter 4: Friend in Need (Batman: Year One)
In Content Item: FlagBatman #12 published February 1988
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Year One #[nn] [First Printing] published October 1988
as Chapter Four: Friend in Need [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frank Miller Batman #1 published January 1989
as Friend in Need [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: År ett #[nn] published January 1989
as Kapitel fyra: En vän i nöd [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #7 published January 2005
as Das erste Jahr, Teil 4 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Job Number: G-3028
Disclose Notes: Joker mentioned at end of story, placing his first story in the first year. Revamped origin of Batman.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Earn famous name prizes or cash
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Robin
First Line: Will Robin die tonight?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Batman #408.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ugly Balls
Character(s): Captain Clueless
First Line: Bonkers! chewy candy
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for Bonkers! Ugly Balls.

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