([April] 2008)
DC,
2008 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
- Pages
- 168
- On-sale Date
- 2008-02-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-1640-5
- Barcode
- 9781401216405 51999
- Editing
- Bob Schreck (credited) (editor - original series); Maureen McTigue (credited) (editor - original series); Tony Bedard (credited) (editor - original series); Michael Wright (credited) (associate editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (editor - collected edition)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- hardcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 0 pages
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Andy Owens (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Guy Major (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Batman: False Faces (DC, 2009 series) ([April] 2009)
- in Batman by Brian K. Vaughan (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
The front cover portion of the dust jacket.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is all Kurt Busiek's fault.
- Reprints
- in Batman by Brian K. Vaughan (DC, 2017 series) ([May] 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Scott McDaniel (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Patrick Martin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Matches Malone
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #588 [Direct Sales] (April 2001)
-
Close Before Striking, Chapter One
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited)
- Inks
- Karl Story (credited)
- Colors
- Roberta Tewes (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; "Matches" Malone]; Nightwing [Batman; Dick Grayson]; Oracle; "Matches" Malone; Ventriloquist
- Synopsis
- Using the "Matches" Malone cover, Batman shuts down Ventriloquist's gun running operation. Ventriloquist puts out a contract on "Matches." Oracle calls the cave looking for Batman, surprised to see him there since "Matches" was just shot in a bar in Gotham.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #588 (April 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited)
- Inks
- Scott McDaniel (credited)
- Colors
- Patrick Martin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Matches Malone
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #589 [Direct Sales] (May 2001)
-
Close Before Striking, Chapter Two
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited)
- Inks
- Karl Story (credited)
- Colors
- Roberta Tewes (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also in flashback); Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle; "Matches" Malone (dies, also in flashback); Ventriloquist; Jim Gordon (in flashback)
- Synopsis
- Batman reveals he "borrowed" the "Matches" ID from a supposedly dead arsonist. Finding the dying "Matches" at the bar, Batman slips into that persona and sets out to "get" Ventriloquist.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #589 (May 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Scott McDaniel (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Patrick Martin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #590 [Direct Sales] (June 2001)
-
Close Before Striking, Chapter Three
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott McDaniel (credited)
- Inks
- Karl Story (credited)
- Colors
- Roberta Tewes (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne; Matches Malone]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle; Ventriloquist
- Synopsis
- Batman tracks the Ventriloquist, intent on killing him. As the physical conflict goes on, he fights an inner battle between his persona and "Matches". In the end he is able to shrug off the "Matches" persona and just take Ventriloquist into custody.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #590 (June 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Mad Hatter
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #787 [Direct Sales] (December 2003)
-
Mimsy Were the Borogoves
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Burchett (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- Jason Wright (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Harvey Bullock; Francine Langstrom; Kirk Langstrom; Mad Hatter
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #787 (December 2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series) #160 [Direct Sales] (September 2000)
-
A Piece of You, Chapter One
Wonder Woman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Panosian (credited)
- Colors
- Pamela Rambo (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Clayface [also impersonating Cheetah]; Troia [Donna Troy]; Argent
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series) #160 (September 2000)
-
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Adam Hughes (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Donna Troy; Clayface
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series) #161 [Direct Sales] (October 2000)
-
A Piece of You, Chapter Two
Wonder Woman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Panosian (credited); Drew Geraci (credited)
- Colors
- Pamela Rambo (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Troia [Donna Troy]; Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series) #161 (October 2000)
-
Skullduggery
Batman / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan (credited)
- Pencils
- Marcos MartÃn (credited)
- Inks
- Mark Pennington (credited)
- Colors
- Tom McCraw (credited)
- Letters
- Tim Harkins (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Skeleton [also as Joker; Riddler; Mr. Freeze] (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Somebody is posing as other Batman villains to set up Bruce Wayne.
- Reprints
- from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files (DC, 2000 series) #1 (April 2000)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
["This is all Kurt Busiek's fault."]
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
3.
Close Before Striking, Chapter One
Batman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
5.
Close Before Striking, Chapter Two
Batman -
6.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
7.
Close Before Striking, Chapter Three
Batman -
8.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
9.
Mimsy Were the Borogoves
Batman -
10.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman -
11.
A Piece of You, Chapter One
Wonder Woman -
12.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman -
13.
A Piece of You, Chapter Two
Wonder Woman -
14.
Skullduggery
Batman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bob Hughes
- Mark Q
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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