Comic Title: Detective Comics #590
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1988
On Sale Date: June 7, 1988 Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #5

Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #140

Newsstand Date June 30, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #140

Copyright Date June 7, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756, #758, #760, #762

Newsstand Date June 21, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #758, #760, #762

Newsstand Date June 20, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "An American Batman in London"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Wagner
Writer: Alan Grant
Artist: Norm Breyfogle
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Legends of the Dark Knight:Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1 HC (2015)
Batman:The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 2 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Green Arrow Annual #1; next appearance in Question Annual #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman:The Cult #4; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #4)

Villain(s)

• Abu Hassan (a diplomat; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Faisal (Hassan's bodyguard; no further appearances)
• Several Syraqui terrorists (most die in this story; no further appearances)
• Several street criminals (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A group of Vietnam veterans (seven die in this story; no further appearances)
• Zak Hoffer (an FBI agent; no further appearances)
• Branson (an embassy guard; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While Batman is yards away fighting street criminals, two terrorists enter a meeting of Vietnam veterans and open fire. When they run out of ammunition the terrorists kill themselves. Batman learns that the FBI has evidence that Abu Hassan, a Syraqui diplomat planned the attack, but they cannot go after him because he has diplomatic immunity.

Batman is unwilling to let the incident go. He flies to London to find Hassan at the Syraqui embassy there. Batman breaks in and fights the diplomat and his bodyguard. During the fight, the bodyguard accidentally kicks Hassan off a balcony. The diplomat falls to his death.

Batman escapes, but not before learning of a plan to bomb parliament. Since it is Guy Fawkes day, his warnings are not taken seriously. Batman finds the suicide bombers and stops them from entering parliament. The terrorists are killed when their bombs go off in the street in front of the building.