EXHIBIT (32)-SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT (PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, Ralph W. Babb, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, and Elizabeth S. Acton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, of Comerica Incorporated (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period
      ended September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the
      requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
      Company.

Dated: November 5, 2004                     /s/ Ralph W. Babb, Jr.
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                                            Ralph W. Babb, Jr.
                                            Chairman, President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer

                                            /s/ Elizabeth S. Acton
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                                            Elizabeth S. Acton
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer