{"product_id":"detective-comics-630-dc-comics-jun-1991-stiletto-pursuit-peter-milligan-jim-aparo-mike-decarlo-single-issue","title":"Detective Comics #630 - DC Comics Jun 1991, Stiletto Pursuit — Peter Milligan, Jim Aparo \u0026 Mike DeCarlo (Single Issue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBatman as a black spike descending a neon green fire escape. That's the whole cover. That's all it needs to be. \u003cstrong\u003eDetective Comics #630\u003c\/strong\u003e is Peter Milligan doing street-level Gotham with Jim Aparo on art — a combination that shouldn't work on paper (Milligan's psychological weirdness plus Aparo's clean grid layouts) and absolutely does. Published June 1991 at $1.00 US, Comics Code Authority. Written by Peter Milligan, art by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo. The Stiletto pursuit sequence inside is Aparo at his most kinetic — bus hijack, intersection chaos, first-person narration boxes doing the heavy lifting while Batman does the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🦇 Detective Comics #630 — DC Comics, June 1991 — Comics Code Authority — Stiletto pursuit arc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💲 $1.00 US \/ $1.25 CAN \/ 50p UK — Milligan, Aparo \u0026amp; DeCarlo credits on cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🎮 Back cover: \u003cstrong\u003eWCW World Championship Wrestling for NES\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"Be a Video Warrior!\" — Featuring the Road Warriors and other NWA Wrestling Stars — FCI — Official Nintendo Seal of Quality — \"Not Just Kid Stuff\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #630 — June 1991 — $1.00 US — Comics Code Authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🚌 Story: Stiletto pursuit — bus hijack, intersection chase, \"Sorry, Stiletto, you're coming with.\" — Milligan's first-person narration threading through Aparo's dense grid action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🎨 Interior: Two-page BAM BAM BAM bus brawl spread — Aparo's clean panel-to-panel momentum at full tilt, pages showing age-appropriate tanning with solid color retention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Collectors Love It:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover on #630 is one of the most quietly iconic in the early-'90s Detective run — that black spike silhouette against the neon green crosshatching is pure atmosphere, no action required. Milligan's run on Detective is underrated precisely because it sits between the Grant\/Breyfogle era and the Dixon era and gets overlooked by both fan camps. Aparo is Aparo: reliable, dense, every panel doing exactly what it needs to do. The WCW NES back cover — the Road Warriors rendered in full cartoon spike-and-chain glory, \"Be a Video Warrior!\" in bold white — advertising a wrestling game on the back of a Batman comic is the kind of 1991 crossover that only existed in comic book shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Milligan DC era collectors, Jim Aparo Batman art hunters, early-'90s Detective Comics run completists, WCW NES game ephemera fans, Road Warriors memorabilia enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever chased a villain named Stiletto onto a hijacked bus and found the situation significantly more complicated than the name suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CTRL+REWIND: Comics, Cards, \u0026 Cartridges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44271446884438,"sku":"DC-DTC-630-1991","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/4462\/2934\/files\/IMG_4172.jpg?v=1774908942","url":"https:\/\/ctrlrewind.com\/products\/detective-comics-630-dc-comics-jun-1991-stiletto-pursuit-peter-milligan-jim-aparo-mike-decarlo-single-issue","provider":"CTRL+REWIND: Comics, Cards, \u0026 Cartridges","version":"1.0","type":"link"}