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BATMAN #404
Cover Date: February 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
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Cover Credits:
Art: David Mazzucchelli (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Frank Miller |
| Art | David Mazzucchelli |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Colors | Richmond Lewis |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Bruce Wayne (see Comment; Bruce Wayne was last seen on page 13 of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1, and appears on page 14 of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 in between pages 5 and 6, then on page 15, panels 1 through 3 of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 in between pages 7 and 8, then on page 16, panels 1 through 6 of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 in between pages 19 and 20; next appears on pages 17 through 26 of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1 and then in issue #405)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (next in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1)
- Lieutenant James Gordon (last in flashback in Batman: Gordon of Gotham #4; appears in Batman Chronicles #5/2 in between page 6, panels 2 and 4)
- Selina Kyle (in between Catwoman Vol. 1 #1, page 14, panel 1 and page 17)
- Harvey Dent (behind the scenes)
- Thomas Wayne (dies in flashback)
- Martha Wayne (dies in flashback)
Villain(s):
- Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb (first appearance; the Police Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department)
- Arnold Flass (first appearance; a GCPD police detective)
- Wilson (first appearance; a GCPD police detective)
- Stahnsen (first appearance; a GCPD police detective)
- Renny (first appearance; a GCPD police detective)
- Stan (first appearance; a pimp; last in Catwoman Vol. 1 #1, page 11; next in issue #406)
Other Character(s):
- Holly Robinson (first appearance; a young prostitute; last in Catwoman Vol. 1 #1, page 9; next in issue #406)
- Stevie (first appearance; a young kid)
- Jackie (first appearance; a news reporter)
- Tom (first appearance; a news reporter)
Comment(s):
- This issue starts the four part Batman: Year One storyline telling the origin of the Batman. Bruce Wayne has not yet donned the Batman costume in this story.
Solicitation:
- Frank Miller (THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Sin City) and David Mazzucchelli (Daredevil) deliver the acclaimed, four-part origin of Batman! Witness Bruce Wayne's transformation into The Dark Knight as he combats his own demons while struggling to topple the corrupt political system infesting his home.