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Detective Comics #556 (1985) · The Collector

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Detective Comics (1937)
#556

DC Comics#556

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Detective Comics #556

The Bleeding Night / Zen and the Art of Dying

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: November 1985
On sale: Jul 30, 1985
Cover price: $0.75
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Printing not stated · $0.75
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Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.95

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At the request of Robin, Bullock lets Nocturna go. Nocturna gains control of the False Face Society as Nightslayer continues to murder its members. Batman learns of Nocturna's return and pays her a visit at the observatory. Red rain pours as a result of the ongoing Crisis on Infinite Earths.

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Credits

Writers: Doug Moench, Joey Cavalieri
Pencillers: Gene Colan, Jerome Moore
Inkers: Bob Smith, Bruce Patterson
Colorists: Adrienne Roy, Jeanine Casey
Letterers: John Workman, Bob Lappan
Covers: Gene Colan, Dick Giordano
Cover colors: Anthony Tollin
Editor: Len Wein
Managing editor: Tom Condon

Characters

Anton Knight
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Commissioner James Gordon
Green Arrow
Harvey Bullock
Jason Todd
Natalia Knight
Nocturna
Oliver Queen
Onyx
Robin
The Night-Slayer

Story arcs: Crisis on Infinite Earths

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