Dollar Comics: Batman 497 [Replacement Copy]
(2019 [January 2020])

DC, 2019 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2019-11-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941365299 00111
Editing
Denny O'Neil (editor - original series); Jordan Gorfinkel (assistant editor - original series)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot reprint

Issue Notes

Reprint of Batman #497, Bane breaks Batman's back. In addition to #497 on the cover, there is also a #1 on the lower left of the cover, but the #1 is not shown in the indicia.

The original printing of this issue had story pages 20 and 21 printed out of order. This is the replacement copy that DC sent out to all retailers free of charge that were available on November 6 2019.
This issue is a variant of Dollar Comics: Batman 497 (DC, 2019 series) .
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The Broken Bat (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Richard Starkings

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane (villain); Black Mask (flashback); Metalhead (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Joker (flashback); Two-Face (flashback); Scarecrow (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Zsasz (flashback); Firefly (flashback); Poison Ivy (flashback)
Synopsis
Bane breaks Batman's back.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story ends with a promo "To be continued in the Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 25th Anniversary Edition". However, this story is the last story in that collection, so technically this story continues in Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2 25th Anniversary Edition.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. The Broken Bat
    Batman
This issue was modified by
  • John Monagle
  • Jim Van Dore