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Batman #540 (1997) · The Collector

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Batman (1940)
#540

DC Comics#540

Batman

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Batman #540

The Spectre of Vengeance, Part One: Gotham Welcome

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: March 1997
On sale: Jan 8, 1997
Cover price: $1.95
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Credits

Writer: Doug Moench
Penciller: Kelley Jones
Inker: John Beatty
Colorists: Gregory Wright, Android Images
Letterer: Todd Klein
Cover: Kelley Jones
Editor: Denny O'Neil
Associate editor: Jordan B. Gorfinkel
Cover letters: Todd Klein

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Alfred Pennyworth
Batman
Commissioner James Gordon
Spectre
Vesper Fairchild

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