Batman #126 [InHyuk Lee Cardstock Variant Cover]

(October 2022)

Failsafe: Part Two (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Chip Zdarsky (credited)

Pencils

Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez)

Inks

Jorge Jiménez (credited as Jorge Jimenez)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Signal [Duke Thomas]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (image); Failsafe; Leslie Thompkins; Batman of Zur-En-Arrh

Synopsis

Batman is abruptly attacked by a robotic adversary that proves to be more than a match for Batman and his allies, and is somehow vaguely familiar to Batman.

Reprints

• in Batman (ECC Ediciones, 2023 series) #2
• in Batman (DC, 2023 series) #1 - Failsafe ([June] 2023)
• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #74 (Juli 2023)
• in Batman (DC, 2024 series) #1 - Failsafe (2024)

Two Birds, One Throne Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Catwoman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chip Zdarsky (credited)

Pencils

Belén Ortega (credited)

Inks

Belén Ortega (credited)

Colors

Luis Guerrero (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; The Executor; Ethan Cobblepot (death); Addison Cobblepot (intro); Aiden Cobblepot (intro)

Synopsis

Catwoman has been tasked with finding Penguin's lost heirs, but she finds that they have all been recently killed. However, at the reading of the will, two new heirs make themselves known.

Reprints

• in Batman (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) #1 (83) (fevereiro 2023)
• in Batman (ECC Ediciones, 2023 series) #2
• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #73 (Juni 2023)
• in Batman (DC, 2023 series) #1 - Failsafe ([June] 2023)
• in The Penguin (DC, 2023 series) #0 (October 2023)
• in Batman (DC, 2024 series) #1 - Failsafe (2024)

The Endless Line (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom King (credited); Neal Adams (credited) (Neal Adams dialogue, see notes); Cary Bates (credited) (testimonial); Denys Cowan (credited) (testimonial); Mike Gold (credited) (testimonial); Larry Hama (credited) (testimonial); Jenette Kahn (credited) (testimonial); Carl Potts (credited) (testimonial); Roy Thomas (credited) (testimonial); Paul Levitz (credited) (testimonial); Terry Austin (credited) (testimonial); Jon Bogdanove (credited) (testimonial); Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (testimonial); Jim Lee (credited) (testimonial); Michael Golden (credited) (testimonial); Laura Siegel Larson (credited) (testimonial); Frank Miller (credited) (testimonial)

Pencils

Josh Adams (credited)

Inks

Josh Adams (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Brittany Holzherr (credited)

Characters

Neal Adams; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; The Joker; The Spectre; Phantom Stranger; Enemy Ace [Hans Von Hammer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Sgt. Rock

Synopsis

Neal Adams discusses his viewpoint on using new ideas and exercising his imagination, while many of the characters whom he contributed his talents to line up to thank him.

Reprints

• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #67 (Dezember 2022)

Indexer Notes

Tribute to Neal Adams. Neal Adams dialogue quoted from The Comics Journal #72, May 1982.