Comic Title: Detective Comics #589
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1988
On Sale Date: May 3, 1988 Shipping Date May 3, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #3

Shipping Date May 3, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #138

Newsstand Date May 26, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #138

Copyright Date May 3, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date May 3, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756

Newsstand Date May 17, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 48
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
Contains Bonus Book #5

Title: "For the Love of Ivy"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Lewis Klahr
Writer: Steve Piersall
Penciller: Dean Haspiel
Inker: Denis Rodier
Letterer: Dan McKinnon
Colorist: Daniel Vozzo

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 2 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman Annual #12; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #606)

Villain(s)

• Poison Ivy (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #4)
• Simon Buckley (aka the Grip; a hitman; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dore Warren (a victim of Poison Ivy; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• O'Dell (Ivy's doctor; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is presented as Bonus Book #5, showcasing the work of promising newcomers.

Synopsis:
Batman happens upon the scene of a car crash involving Dore Warren. The wealthy man is delirious and is suffering from a poison delivered by Poison Ivy. After Batman is unable to save Warren, he tracks down Ivy. He learns that she is also suffering from poisons contained within her own body. She is highly contagious, infecting everyone she comes into contact with. Her doctor tells Batman that she will dies within hours if she is not treated. Batman chases Ivy into a sewer. He eventually convinces her to get medical help. The doctor is able to save her life and treat those she infected, including Batman.