Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 [Tony S. Daniel Group Cover]
(May 2009)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2009-03-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941277929 00111
Editing
Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Janelle Asselin (credited as Janelle Siegel) (assistant editor); Dan DiDio (credited) (executive editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (credited) (signed as Tony S. Daniel)
Inks
Tony S. Daniel (signed as Tony S. Daniel)
Colors
Ian Hannin (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
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A Hostile Takeover (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Inks
Sandu Florea (credited)
Colors
Ian Hannin (credited)
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three common burglars who are in way over their heads. No escape route, no getaway car and no plan in case we showed up.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Batman; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]; Lady Blackhawk [Zinda Blake]; Man-Bat; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Robin [Tim Drake; also as Batman]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Black Mask (villain); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain); Mr. Zsasz [Victor Zsasz] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
Synopsis
Nightwing calls in a lot of heroes to help try to get control back in Gotham City, but resists the urge to put on the Batman costume. Black Mask breaks a number of villains out of Arkham and recruits them into his gang. Meanwhile, a new Batman appears.
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DC Nation [156]: ["We interrupt this DC Nation page"] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. A Hostile Takeover
    Batman
  3. 2. DC Nation [156]: ["We interrupt this DC Nation page"]
    DC Nation
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Morbus Iff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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