Batman #686 [Andy Kubert Direct Sales Cover]
(April 2009)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2009-02-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200057 68611
Editing
Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Janelle Asselin (credited as Janelle Siegel) (assistant editor); Kurt Busiek (credited) (special thanks)

Issue Notes

Original covers distributed in a 50/50 ratio.
This issue has variants:

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 1 of 2 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed as Andy Kubert)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed as Andy Kubert)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (signed as Sinc')
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Ra's al Ghul; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Joker; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; as Cat-Woman]; Alfred Pennyworth; Red Hood; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock]
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Indexer Notes

Note that the signatures are covered by the word "happened."

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Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 1 of 2: The Beginning of the End (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Andy Kubert (credited)
Inks
Scott Williams (credited)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Kirk Langstrom [Man-Bat]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Dick Grayson [Robin]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Renee Montoya; Martha Wayne; Thomas Wayne; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; also as Cat-Woman] (villain); Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock] (villain); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain); Joe Chill (villain); Joker (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); Mr. Freeze [Victor Friese] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Ra's al Ghul (villain); Red Hood (villain); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Jonathan Crane [Scarecrow] (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain); Clarence (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Story concludes in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #853.

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Sketchbook by Andy Kubert (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Andy Kubert
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
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DC Nation [152]: Black Adam! Isis! (Table of Contents: 3)

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ian Sattler
Pencils
Alex Ross (painting); ?
Inks
Alex Ross (painting); ?
Colors
Alex Ross (painting); ?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Justice Society of America [Cyclone [Maxine Hunkel]; Sandman [Sandy Hawkins]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hourman [Rick Tyler]]

Indexer Notes

Ian Sattler talks about 2009 plans for the Justice Society of America title. House ad for Detective Comics #853.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 1 of 2
    Batman
  2. 1. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 1 of 2: The Beginning of the End
    Batman
  3. 2. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Sketchbook by Andy Kubert
    Batman
  4. 3. DC Nation [152]: Black Adam! Isis!
    DC Nation
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