Detective Comics #646 — DC Comics Jul 1992, Electric City Part Three — Chuck Dixon & Tom Lyle (Single Issue)

Gotham's got a new electricity problem and Batman's walking straight into it. Detective Comics #646 is part three of the Electric City arc — Chuck Dixon's street-level Gotham at its early-'90s best, with Tom Lyle's kinetic linework and a neon green and magenta color palette that could only exist in 1992. Published July 1992 at $1.25 US. Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Tom Lyle, inks by Scott Hanna. Commissioner Gordon and Sarah Essen's subplot runs parallel to Batman's electric villain takedown — classic Dixon juggling act.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Detective Comics #646 — DC Comics, July 1992 — Comics Code Authority — Electric City Part Three
• 💲 $1.25 US / $1.50 CAN / 60p UK — Commissioner James Gordon featured on cover
• 🎸 Back cover: KISS — Revenge — "The New Album Available Everywhere" — Toll Free 1-800-950-5959 — Produced by Bob Ezrin — unmasked era KISS in full leather

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #646 — July 1992 — $1.25 US — Comics Code Authority
• 🔋 Story: Electric City Part Three — Batman vs. electric-powered villain, Gordon and Sarah Essen subplot, Gotham street-level chaos
• 🎨 Creative team: Chuck Dixon (writer) — Tom Lyle (art) — Scott Hanna (inks)
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

Chuck Dixon's Detective Comics run is the definitive early-'90s Batman book — tight plots, no wasted panels, Gotham as a city that actually functions between crises. Tom Lyle's art is all forward momentum, and the Electric City arc's color work — neon green infrastructure, magenta energy blasts — is a perfect artifact of the era. The KISS Revenge back cover — unmasked, leather-clad, Bob Ezrin producing, toll-free number printed right there — advertising a hard rock comeback album on the back of a Batman comic is the kind of 1992 crossover that could only happen in a comic book shop.

Condition Notes:

Shows wear consistent with age — expect spine stress, corner wear, and tanning as shown in photos. Interior pages show age-appropriate yellowing with solid color retention. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Chuck Dixon Batman run completists, early-'90s Detective Comics collectors, Tom Lyle art hunters, KISS Revenge era ephemera fans, and anyone who has ever needed to call a toll-free number to order a hard rock album and found the Batman comic it was advertised in significantly easier to track down.