([November] 2018)

DC, 2018 Series
Volume
2
Price
19.99 USD; 25.99 CAD
Pages
316
On-sale Date
2018-09-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-4012-8439-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401284398 51999
Editing
Scott Peterson (editor - original series); Neal Pozner (editor - original series); Denny O'Neil (editor - original series); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (assistant editor - original series); Darren Vincenzo (assistant editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Eric Searleman (editor - collected edition)

Issue Notes

Collects Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, and Showcase '93 #7-8.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
Allen Passalaqua

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane
Reprints

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from Detective Comics #666.

[Title and Credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Title and credits with illustrations from Detective Comics #666.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Manley
Inks
Mike Manley
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information with illustration from Batman #500.

[Detective Comics #664] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Bane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Bane

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Detective Comics #664 with credits for the cover.

Who Rules the Night [Knightfall 12] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
G-8331
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane; Joker; Scarecrow; Ventriloquist; Scarface; Azrael
Reprints

[Showcase '93 #7] (Table of Contents: 7)

Deathstroke; Two-Face; Obsidian; Jade / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Two-Face; Deathstroke; Obsidian; Jade
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Two-Face / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Two-Face; Deathstroke; Jade

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Showcase '93 #7 with credits for the cover.

2 Face Part 1: Double Cross [Knightfall 13] (Table of Contents: 9)

Two-Face / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Klaus Janson
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Klaus Janson
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Two-Face (Origin Recap); Batman; Robin; Commissioner Gordon; Boss Maroni (flashback)
Synopsis
At Batman's bedside (post the Bane back breaking incident), Robin remembers Two-Face's bid to take down Batman after all his Arkham inmate chums had failed.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Two-Face / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Two-Face

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Showcase '93 #7, placed between pages 11 and 12 of "2 Face Part 1: Double Cross".

[Showcase '93 #8] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman; Deadshot; Two-Face; Fire; Ice / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Glenn Fabry
Inks
Glenn Fabry
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Two-Face; Deadshot; Fire; Ice
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Glenn Fabry
Inks
Glenn Fabry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Showcase '93 #8 with credits for the cover.

2 Face Part 2: Bad Judgement [Knightfall 14] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman; Two-Face / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Klaus Janson
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Klaus Janson
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Two-Face; Robin [Tim Drake]
Synopsis
In the past: Two-Face captures Batman and puts him on trial, but Robin comes to the rescue. In the present: Batman wakes up from his beating by Bane.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Azrael

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Detective Comics #664.

[Batman #498] (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bob LeRose
Editing
Curtis King Jr.

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman (cape only); Bane; Catwoman
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bane; Catwoman

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman #498 with credits for the cover.

Knights in Darkness [Knightfall 15] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Rick Burchett
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Richard Starkings

Job Number
G-9111
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Tim Drake]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Sondra Kinsolving; Catwoman; Villain: Bane; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock
Synopsis
Jean-Paul Valley becomes Batman.
Reprints

[Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Colors
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarecrow

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16 with credits for the cover.

The God of Fear Part One of Three (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Mike Manley
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Tim Drake [Robin]; Scarecrow; Anarky
Reprints

[Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17] (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Colors
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17 with credits for the cover.

The God of Fear Part Two of Three (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Bret Blevins
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow; Anarky; Renee Montoya; Harvey Bullock
Reprints

[Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18] (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Colors
Brian Stelfreeze (signed) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Inks
Brian Stelfreeze (painting)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18 with credits for the cover.

The God of Fear Conclusion (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Steve George
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Scarecrow; Anarky; Commissioner James Gordon
Reprints

[Detective Comics #665] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Robin [Tim Drake]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Detective Comics #665 with credits for the cover.

Lightning Changes [Knightfall 16] (Table of Contents: 29)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
G-9246
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bane
Reprints

[Batman #499] (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bob LeRose
Editing
Curtis King Jr.

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bruce Wayne; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bruce Wayne; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman #499 with credits for the cover.

The Venom Connection [Knightfall 17] (Table of Contents: 32)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Job Number
G-9112
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Bruce Wayne; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Villain: Bane
Synopsis
Jean-Paul Valley starts altering the Batman costume.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #666] (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Detective Comics #666 with credits for the cover.

The Devil You Know [Knightfall 18] (Table of Contents: 35)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
G-9147
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bane (villain); Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Tim Drake; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Bullock; Detective Montoya
Reprints

[Batman #500] (Table of Contents: 36)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed)
Inks
Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors
?
Editing
Curtis King Jr.

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the cover of Batman #500 with credits for the cover.

Dark Angel I: The Fall [Knightfall 19] (Table of Contents: 38)

Batman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Nightwing; Bane; Ariana (girlfriend of Tim Drake); Robin [Tim Drake]; Harvey Bullock; Sarah Essen; Commissioner James Gordon; Harold; Alfred Pennyworth
Reprints

Dark Angel II: The Descent [Knightfall 19] (Table of Contents: 39)

Batman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Mike Manley
Inks
Mike Manley
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane; Harvey Bullock; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Tim Drake]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Jean-Paul first uses the new Batman costume.

AzBat Costume Designs by Joe Quesada (Table of Contents: 40)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Joe Quesada
Inks
Joe Quesada
Letters
?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Character sketches

[Batman Postcard Insert] (Table of Contents: 41)

Batman / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprint of postcard insert from Batman #500 - Classic Batman

[New Batman Postcard Insert] (Table of Contents: 42)

Batman / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Manley
Inks
Mike Manley
Colors
Jordan B. Gorfinkel

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprint of postcard insert from Batman #500 - the New Batman

[Batman #500 Variant Die-Cut Cover] (Table of Contents: 43)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Quesada (signed)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bane; Robin [Tim Drake]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Full art from Batman #500 die-cut outer cover featuring Bruce Wayne as Batman.

[Batman #500 Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 44)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Quesada
Inks
Kevin Nowlan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Bane; Robin [Tim Drake]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Full art from Batman #500 die-cut inner cover featuring Jean-Paul Valley as Batman.

[Batman #500 Poster] (Table of Contents: 45)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Kelley Jones
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprint of poster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Graham Nolan; Mike Manley
Inks
Scott Hanna; Mike Manley
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustrations from Detective Comics #666 (Batman) and Batman #500 (Bane).

Also includes a listing of the books in the Batman: Knightfall saga:
Batman: Prelude To Knightfall
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1
Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2
Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1
Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 2
Batman: Knightquest: The Search
Batman: KnightsEnd
Batman: Prodigal
Batman: Troika

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [Title Page]
    Batman
  3. 2. [Title and Credits]
    Batman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  5. 4. [Detective Comics #664]
    Batman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  7. 6. Who Rules the Night [Knightfall 12]
    Batman
  8. 7. [Showcase '93 #7]
    Deathstroke; Two-Face; Obsidian; Jade
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Two-Face
  10. 9. 2 Face Part 1: Double Cross [Knightfall 13]
    Two-Face
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Two-Face
  12. 11. [Showcase '93 #8]
    Batman; Deadshot; Two-Face; Fire; Ice
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  14. 13. 2 Face Part 2: Bad Judgement [Knightfall 14]
    Batman; Two-Face
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  16. 15. [Batman #498]
    Batman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  18. 17. Knights in Darkness [Knightfall 15]
    Batman
  19. 18. [Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16]
    Batman
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  21. 20. The God of Fear Part One of Three
    Batman
  22. 21. [Batman: Shadow of the Bat #17]
    Batman
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  24. 23. The God of Fear Part Two of Three
    Batman
  25. 24. [Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18]
    Batman
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  27. 26. The God of Fear Conclusion
    Batman
  28. 27. [Detective Comics #665]
    Batman
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  30. 29. Lightning Changes [Knightfall 16]
    Batman
  31. 30. [Batman #499]
    Batman
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  33. 32. The Venom Connection [Knightfall 17]
    Batman
  34. 33. [Detective Comics #666]
    Batman
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  36. 35. The Devil You Know [Knightfall 18]
    Batman
  37. 36. [Batman #500]
    Batman
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  39. 38. Dark Angel I: The Fall [Knightfall 19]
    Batman
  40. 39. Dark Angel II: The Descent [Knightfall 19]
    Batman
  41. 40. AzBat Costume Designs by Joe Quesada
  42. 41. [Batman Postcard Insert]
    Batman
  43. 42. [New Batman Postcard Insert]
    Batman
  44. 43. [Batman #500 Variant Die-Cut Cover]
    Batman
  45. 44. [Batman #500 Variant Cover]
    Batman
  46. 45. [Batman #500 Poster]
    Batman
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
    Batman
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