Batman #687 [Direct Sales]
(August 2009)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
48
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2009-06-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200057 68711
Editing
Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Janelle Asselin (credited as Janelle Siegel) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Batman: Reborn (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (signed as TS Daniel)
Inks
Sandu Florea (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
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A Battle Within (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Judd Winick (credited)
Pencils
Ed Benes (credited)
Inks
Rob Hunter (credited)
Colors
Ian Hannin (credited); J. D. Smith
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Dick Grayson; also as Nightwing; also as Robin]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Robin [Damian Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Oliver Queen [Green Arrow]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Davis; Dr. Phosphorus [Dr. Alex Sartorius] (villain); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
Synopsis
Dick Grayson struggles with his decision to take on the mantle of Batman and to take Damian under his wing. He also decides to move his base of operations from the Batcave to the Wayne Foundation building.
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Indexer Notes

This story is an epilogue to "Battle for the Cowl."

DC Nation [169]: ["Who said I wanted to kill Dick Grayson"] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dan DiDio
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Batman [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth

Indexer Notes

Dan DiDio talks about Dick Grayson's promotion to Batman.

A Cry for Justice (Table of Contents: 3)

Justice League of America / preview (from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson (credited)
Pencils
Mauro Cascioli (credited) (painting)
Inks
Mauro Cascioli (credited) (painting)
Colors
Mauro Cascioli (credited) (painting)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Editing
Eddie Berganza (credited) (editor); Adam Schlagman (credited) (associate editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Red Arrow [Roy Harper]; Red Tornado; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flashback); Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Synopsis
Hal Jordan argues the necessity of the Justice League going after Libra and all the members of his "secret society."

Indexer Notes

5 page preview of Justice League: A Cry for Justice (DC, 2009 series) #1.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Batman: Reborn
    Batman
  2. 1. A Battle Within
    Batman
  3. 2. DC Nation [169]: ["Who said I wanted to kill Dick Grayson"]
    DC Nation
  4. 3. A Cry for Justice
    Justice League of America
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