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Detective Comics #696 (1996) · The Collector

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Detective Comics (1937)
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Detective Comics #696

Babylon Falls [Contagion Part 8]

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: April 1996
On sale: Feb 22, 1996
Cover price: $1.95
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Batman rescues James Gordon and Poison Ivy from a burning building. Alfred cares for Robin who has contracted the Clench virus.

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Credits

Writer: Chuck Dixon
Penciller: Graham Nolan
Inker: Scott Hanna
Colorists: Android Images, Gloria Vasquez
Letterer: John Costanza
Covers: Graham Nolan, Scott Hanna
Cover colors: Gregory Wright, Android Images
Editor: Scott Peterson
Associate editor: Darren Vincenzo

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth
Batman
Catwoman
Detective Harvey Bullock
Detective Renée Montoya
Huntress
James Gordon
Nightwing
Oracle
Poison Ivy
Robin

Story arcs: Contagion

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