Batman #697 [Direct Sales]
(May 2010)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2010-03-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200057 69711
Editing
Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Janelle Asselin (credited as Janelle Siegel) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.
This issue has variants:

Black Mask... Revealed! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (signed as Tony Daniel)
Inks
Tony S. Daniel (signed as Tony Daniel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Dick Grayson]; Black Mask [Jeremiah Arkham]
Reprints

Life After Death Part 6: Liberator (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (credited)
Inks
Sandu Florea (credited); Tony S. Daniel (credited) ("with...")
Colors
Ian Hannin (credited)
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Manhunter [Kate Spencer]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Ragman [Rory Regan]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Commissioner James Gordon; Catgirl [Kitrina Falcone] (first appearance as Catgirl); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Bossworth (villain); Lark (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); Black Mask [Jeremiah Arkham] (identity revealed; villain); Dr. Death [Dr. Karl Hellfern] (villain); Fright [Linda Friitawa] (villain); Lark (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Professor Hugo Strange (villain); Reaper [Dr. Gruener] (villain)
Synopsis
Jeremiah Arkham is revealed to be the new Black Mask.
Reprints

The Flash Special Sneak Preview (Table of Contents: 2)

Flash / preview (from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns (credited)
Pencils
Francis Manapul (credited)
Inks
Francis Manapul (credited)
Colors
Brian Buccellato (credited)
Letters
Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
Editing
Eddie Berganza (credited) (editor); Adam Schlagman (credited) (associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris Allen; Trickster [Axel Walker] (villain)

Indexer Notes

Cover and 5 page preview of The Flash (DC, 2010 series) #1.

DC Nation [208]: Follow the Rise and Fall of Green Arrow (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Alex Segura
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Alex Segura talks about The Rise and Fall of Green Arrow.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Black Mask... Revealed!
    Batman
  2. 1. Life After Death Part 6: Liberator
    Batman
  3. 2. The Flash Special Sneak Preview
    Flash
  4. 3. DC Nation [208]: Follow the Rise and Fall of Green Arrow
    DC Nation
This issue was modified by
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jim Van Dore