Batman #88
(Early April 2020)

DC, 2016 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
biweekly
On-sale Date
2020-02-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Universe
Barcode
761941341828 08811
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Swords Crossed... Assassins Bleed! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (credited) (signed as Tony S. Daniel [big O])
Inks
Danny Miki (signed as D Miki [vertical])
Colors
Tomeu Morey (credited) (signed as Tomeu Morey)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Merlyn; Cheshire [Jade Nguyen]
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Indexer Notes

Danny Miki is not listed in the issue credits, but he signed the cover between Tony S. Daniel and Tomeu Morey.

Cover Thumbnail for Batman (DC, 2016 series) #88 Cover Thumbnail for Batman (2016 series) #88 [Francesco Mattina Cardstock Variant Cover]
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[Heroes & Icons TV] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Their Dark Designs Part 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Guillem March (credited)
Inks
Guillem March (credited)
Colors
Tomeu Morey (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pick up. Damn you, pick up!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Riddler [Edward Nygma]; The Joker; Cheshire [Jade Nguyen]; Lucius Fox; Harvey Bullock; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Merlyn; Gunsmith; Mr. Teeth; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]
Synopsis
Catwoman and Riddler are concerned that a past secret has come back to haunt them. Penguin has freed Deathstroke and the other assassins, but they turn on him whem Batman confronts them.
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[A Year of the Villain Event: Hell Arisen] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Wonder Woman Warbringer] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Batman: Overdrive (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Amethyst (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Amethyst / preview (from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

The Oracle Code (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Interview with Tom Taylor] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[Birds of Prey: Get Tickets w/the Regal App] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Birds of Prey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Swords Crossed... Assassins Bleed!
    Batman
  2. 1. [Heroes & Icons TV]
  3. 2. Their Dark Designs Part 3
    Batman
  4. 3. [A Year of the Villain Event: Hell Arisen]
    Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen
  5. 4. [Wonder Woman Warbringer]
    Wonder Woman
  6. 5. Batman: Overdrive
  7. 6. Amethyst
    Amethyst
  8. 7. The Oracle Code
  9. 8. [Interview with Tom Taylor]
    DC Nation
  10. 9. [Birds of Prey: Get Tickets w/the Regal App]
  11. 10. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
    Birds of Prey
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