| Unofficial Batman Index |
BATMAN #438
Cover Date: Early September 1989
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: George Pérez (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencils | Pat Broderick |
| Inks | John Beatty |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Associate editing | Dan Raspler |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (also in flashback)
Guest Star(s):
- Nightwing II (also in flashback)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth
- James Gordon (last in issue #436; next in Detective Comics #604)
Villain(s):
- Anthony Zucco (also in flashbacks; dies)
- Nicholas Taft
- Grenada
- Agoura
- Fairfax
- Drexel
Other Character(s):
- Detective Frye
Comment(s):
- The flashbacks in this issue cover Batman and Robin's pursuit of Boss Zucco
- The cover date is not indicated on the cover of this issue
- Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: - Alfred cannot bring himself to attempt killing Boss Zucco, and attempts to bribe him to leave Gotham, an attempt that is met with derision. Meanwhile, Batman and Nightwing separately discover that Zucco will be released that night, and suspect that he may be connected to the recent mob killings. However, when Zucco is released, he too is gunned down.