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BATMAN #436
Cover Date: Early August 1989
Cover Price: $0.75
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Cover Credits:
Art: George Pérez (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencils | Pat Broderick |
| Inks | John Beatty |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Assistant editing | Dan Raspler |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (last in Justice League America #29; also in flashback)
Guest Star(s):
- Nightwing II (last in New Titans #57; also in flashback as Dick Grayson)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth (last in Detective Comics #601)
- James Gordon (next in issue #438)
- John Grayson (dies in flashback)
- Mary Grayson (dies in flashback)
Villain(s):
- Jacobi (a mob boss; dies)
- Ernie (one of his men; dies)
- Boss Anthony Zucco (in flashbacks)
- Nicholas Taft (first appearance)
- Samms (a mob boss; in flashback)
- Ricky Rosselli (first appearance; a mob boss)
Other Character(s):
- Tim Drake (first appearance; in flashback)
- Jack Drake (first appearance; in flashback)
- Janet Drake (first appearance; in flashback)
- Sister Mary Elizabeth (a nun; in flashback)
- Harrison H. Haly (owner of Haly's circus; in flashback)
- Margie, the tattooed lady (an employee of Haly's circus; in flashback)
- Harry, the clown (an employee of Haly's circus; in flashback)
- Elinore (the circus elephant; in flashback)
Comment(s):
- The flashbacks in this issue cover Zucco's childhood and early criminal career as well as the day of the Graysons' deaths.
- The cover date is not indicated on the cover of this issue.
- Story continues in the next issue
Synopsis: - Someone is killing off Gotham's mob bosses, and Batman keeps arriving too late to prevent the murders. Meanwhile, Boss Zucco is up for parole, and Alfred Pennyworth pleads with the parole board not to let him free. Nightwing returns to Gotham, having heard that Batman's sanity is eroding, and sets off in search of his mentor.