Batman #456 [Direct]
(November 1990)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1990-09-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Kelley Puckett (credited) (assistant editor); Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Inks
Norm Breyfogle (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman (shadow image); Tim Drake; Robin [Dick Grayson] (spectral image); Robin [Jason Todd] (spectral image)
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Identity Crisis, Part Two: Without Fear of Consequence... (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Norm Breyfogle (credited)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Job Number
G-5981
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lieutenant Stan Kitch; Vicki Vale; Rico Marcuse; Yazz; Jake; Tim Drake; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson] (spectral image); Robin [Jason Todd] (spectral image); Joker (flashback); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (flashback); Ra's Al Ghul (flashback); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (flashback); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (flashback); Killer Moth [Drury Walker] (flashback); Anarchy [Lonnie Machin] (flashback); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (flashback); Tweedle Dum (flashback); Tweedle Dee (flashback); Ventriloquist [Arnold Wesker; also as Scarface] (flashback)
Synopsis
Vicki Vale is captured as she tracks down those responsible for causing ordinary people to go on sudden killing sprees. Batman attempts to rescue her. Meanwhile Tim has discovered the culprit, but is unable to reach Batman to let him know who he is up against.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #457.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bat-Signals / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
KC Carlson (replies); Denny O'Neil
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mario Strus, J.A. Lancaster and Jonah Horwitz. Includes "From the Den" column.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. Identity Crisis, Part Two: Without Fear of Consequence...
    Batman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Signals
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Jim Van Dore
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