Detective Comics #626 - DC Comics Feb 1991, Guardsman Mob — Marv Wolfman, Jim Aparo & Mike DeCarlo (Single Issue)

Batman in full dive between Gotham skyscrapers, cape spread wide, the city a teal and midnight blue grid falling away below him. Detective Comics #626 has one of the most cinematic covers in the early-'90s Detective run — no villain, no action, just Batman and Gotham and the geometry of a city that belongs to him at night. Published February 1991 at $1.00 US, Comics Code Authority. Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Inside, the Guardsman Mob drug runner case plays out in Aparo's dense grid — electric villain, double-cross, Batman closing in from above.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Detective Comics #626 — DC Comics, February 1991 — Comics Code Authority — Guardsman Mob arc
• 💲 $1.00 US / $1.25 CAN / 50p UK — Wolfman, Aparo & DeCarlo credits on cover
• 🎮 Back cover: WWF WrestleMania Challenge for NES — "Only the Strongest Survive..." — Ultimate Warrior + Hulk Hogan — The Atomic Drop, The Warrior Wallop, The Hulkster Splash — "It's Survival of the Fittest on Your NES!" — LJN / Nintendo Official Seal of Quality

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #626 — February 1991 — $1.00 US — Comics Code Authority
• 🔫 Story: Guardsman Mob drug runner double-cross — "Both run drugs for the Guardsman Mob. Both were wanted for skimming from their own bosses." — Batman closing the case from above
• 🎨 Interior: KRAKKLLEE! and SSSZZZ! electric villain energy blast sequence — Aparo's dense grid at full tilt, pages showing age-appropriate tanning with solid color retention
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

The cover on #626 is a display piece — Wolfman's Detective run doesn't get the same collector attention as Grant or Dixon, but Aparo on art means the interiors are exactly as reliable as you'd expect, and this cover composition is genuinely exceptional. The WWF WrestleMania Challenge back cover — Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan in full photo glory, "The Warrior Wallop" and "The Hulkster Splash" listed as actual game moves, LJN logo bottom left — advertising a wrestling NES game on the back of a Batman comic is peak 1991 and deserves to be framed separately.

Condition Notes:

Shows wear consistent with age — expect spine stress, corner wear, and tanning as shown in photos. Interior pages show period-typical yellowing with solid color retention throughout Aparo's linework. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Jim Aparo Batman art collectors, early-'90s Detective Comics run completists, Marv Wolfman DC era hunters, WWF WrestleMania Challenge NES ephemera fans, Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior memorabilia enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever needed to take down a Guardsman Mob drug runner who was also skimming from his own bosses and found the situation exactly as complicated as it sounds.