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Detective Comics #597 (1989) · The Collector

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Detective Comics (1937)
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DC Comics#597

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Detective Comics #597

Private Viewing

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: February 1989
On sale: Jan 19, 1989
Cover price: $0.75
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Batman is the object of a "snuff movie". When amateur film maker Lampet captures Batman being assaulted by Tonka the thug on film, two young boxers intervene. Batman apprehends Lampet, but not before Lampet has delivered the movie to his employer Milton Sladek, a shady businessman who arranges private viewings for the rich and infamous. During the next private viewing, all attendees are arrested by Batman and the police. Batman brings the attendees to the hostpital so they can witness the real-life consquences of their "entertainment".

Credits

Writer: Alan Grant
Penciller: Eduardo Barreto
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Letterer: Todd Klein
Cover: Norm Breyfogle
Cover colors: Anthony Tollin
Editor: Denny O'Neil
Assistant: Dan Raspler

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Batman
Commissioner James Gordon

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