Batman #88 [Francesco Mattina Cardstock Variant Cover]

(Early April 2020)

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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.

Reprints

• in Batman: Renacimiento (ECC Ediciones, 2016 series) #46 (Septiembre de 2020)
• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #43 (November 2020)
• in Batman (DC, 2020 series) #1 - Their Dark Designs ([December] 2020)
• in Batman (DC, 2021 series) #1 - Their Dark Designs (2020 [January 2022])

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