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Batman #417: Ten Nights of the Beast Part I

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Series
Batman
Issue number
417
Cover date
1988-03-01
ComicVine ID
29310

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Issue summary

Featuring the first appearance of the KGBeast! The KGBeast arrives in Gotham on a mission to cripple the country's strategic defense initiative. The KGBeast has arrived to Gotham entrusted with a lethal assignment, he must kill ten people during the next ten nights, ten people involved in the goverment secret program named "Star Wars Project". Now, the beast is in Batman´s territory and the dark knight takes matters into.

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Batman #417: Ten Nights of the Beast Part I is a Batman issue with cover date 1988-03-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne).

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What comic is Batman #417: Ten Nights of the Beast Part I?

Batman #417: Ten Nights of the Beast Part I is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #417 with a cover date of 1988-03-01.

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