Detective Comics #598 — DC Comics 80 Page Giant, Blind Justice Part 1 of 3 — Sam Hamm & Denys Cowan (Single Issue)

The screenwriter behind the 1989 Batman film came back to the page for this one. Detective Comics #598 is the 80 Page Giant that launched Blind Justice — a three-part arc written by Sam Hamm and commissioned specifically to celebrate Batman's 50th anniversary. Denys Cowan on pencils, Dick Giordano on inks, and 80 pages of noir-soaked detective work dropping the same year Burton's Batman was breaking box offices. This is Batmania at full saturation.

What's Included:

• 📚 Detective Comics #598 — DC Comics, March 1989 — 80 Page Giant
• 🎨 $2.95 US / $3.65 CAN — Comics Code Authority — Newsstand Edition
• 📌 Back cover: WWF WrestleMania ad — Hulk Hogan mid-shirt-tear, Acclaim Entertainment — also available for NES and VCR board game, because 1989 had no chill

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #598 — March 1989 — $2.95 US — 80 Page Giant
• 🧟 Story Arc: Blind Justice — Part 1 of 3 — Batman's 50th Anniversary Adventure
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection

Why Collectors Love It:

This is the issue where the film and the comic fully collide — Sam Hamm writing Batman in print the same year his screenplay put Batman on screen. The 80-page format gives Cowan room to stretch, and the result is one of the densest, most atmospheric Batman reads of the entire late-'80s run. The WWF WrestleMania back cover — Hulk Hogan, an NES cartridge, and a VCR board game all on the same ad — is a certified 1989 time capsule that somehow makes the whole package even better.

Condition Notes:

Normal wear consistent with age and storage — expect light tanning to interior pages, minor spine stress, and edge wear as shown in photos. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Batman anniversary collectors, Sam Hamm completionists (yes, both of you), fans of the 1989 Tim Burton era, Denys Cowan art hunters, and anyone who wants a Hulk Hogan shirt-tear staring back at them every time they open their longbox.