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THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMICS REIMAGINE THE DARK KNIGHT'S ORIGIN ON AN ALTERNATE WORLD! Written by Alan Brennert, Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Walter Gibson, Paul Levitz and Cary Bates Art by Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo, Walter Simonson, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Tom Yeates, Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino Batman is given the opportunity to save a parallel Earth's Bruce Wayne from suffering the same fate he did as a child--by preventing the murders of that world's Thomas and Martha Wayne! But in a world where eerily familiar events begin to play out in significantly different ways, will the Dark Knight succeed in preventing the tragic origin of another Batman? Then, join streetwise sleuth Slam Bradley, ductile detective Elongated Man, avian agents Hawkman and Hawkgirl, ghostly gumshoe Deadman, and many more as they investigate cases worthy of only the very best in the biz for this milestone anniversary issue! DETECTIVE COMICS #500 (FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C ARTIST JAM FOIL VAR). Physical comic book, printed on paper. Collectible and in near mint condition (9.2+). New and unread, bagged and boarded. Published by DC Comics. Written by Various. Interior art by Various. Cover art by Artist Jam.