(2011 [March 2012])

DC, 2012 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
Pages
236
On-sale Date
2012-01-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-3382-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401233822 51999
Editing
Mike Marts (original series editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
Softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (DC, 2010 series) #1-6.

Second printing available September 26, 2012; third printing available April 30, 2014; and fourth printing November 11, 2015 (per comiclist.com).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert
Inks
Andy Kubert
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Consists of parts of the covers from the original series "regular" covers 1,2,3 and 6.

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[introductory pages] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Copyright and credit pages with illustrations from various issues of the series.

[Andy Kubert Cover] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
Brad Anderson (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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[Chris Sprouse Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse
Inks
Chris Sprouse
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Part One: Shadow on Stone (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Chris Sprouse
Inks
Karl Story
Colors
Guy Major
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Man of Bats]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Rip Hunter; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Giant; Joker; Old Man (corpse); Man; Boy; Surly; Blood Mob; Chief Savage [Vandal Savage]
Synopsis
A dazed Bruce Wayne faces off against Vandal Savage in the prehistoric era, before leaping to a future era. Booster, Green Lantern, Superman and Rip arrive too late to find him.
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[Cover A] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Brother Mordecai]
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[Cover B - Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frazer Irving
Inks
Frazer Irving
Colors
Frazer Irving
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Brother Mordecai]
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Part Two: Until the End of Time (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Frazer Irving
Inks
Frazer Irving
Colors
Frazer Irving
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Brother Mordecai]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Rip Hunter; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Skeets; a biorganic archivist; Brother Malleus [The Hammer; Nathaniel Wayne]; Annie; Peck; Brother Martin; Matthew Tyler (corpse); Mrs. Tyler (villain)
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[Cover A] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blackbeard [Batman; Bruce Wayne]
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[Cover B - Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Yanick Paquette (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Pirate [Batman; Bruce Wayne]
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Part Three: The Bones of Bristol Bay (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Yanick Paquette
Inks
Michel Lacombe
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Black Pirate]; Jack Valor [Black Pirate; also as Jack Loggins]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Justice League of America [JLA; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Donna Troy; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Flash; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Jonah Hex; The Miagani; Blackbeard [Commodore Thatch]; Israel Hands; Darkseid (cameo, flashback, villain)
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[Cover A] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
Brad Anderson (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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[Cover B - Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cameron Stewart
Inks
Cameron Stewart
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Part Four: Dark Night, Dark Rider (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Georges Jeanty
Inks
Walden Wong
Colors
Tony Aviña
Letters
Travis Lanham
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jonah Hex; Katie [also as Catherine]; Midnight Horse; Thomas Wayne; Bucky (villain); Chuck (villain); Lucky (villain); Vandal Savage (villain)
Synopsis
Vandal Savage hires Jonah Hex to kill Batman.
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[Cover A] (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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[Cover B - Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 15)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ryan Sook (signed)
Inks
Ryan Sook (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bruce Wayne [Batman]
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Part Five: Masquerade (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Ryan Sook (pages 1-21, 32); Pere Pérez (pages 22-31)
Inks
Mick Gray (pages 1-21, 32); Pere Pérez (pages 22-31)
Colors
José Villarrubia
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher (pages 1-21, 32); Travis Lanham (pages 22-31)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Justice League of America [JLA; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Donna Troy; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Flash; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Betsy Kane; Roderick Kane; Groves; Professor Carter Nichols; Marsha Lamarr (villain); John Mayhew (villain); Dr. Simon Hurt (villain)
Synopsis
Bruce is hired to find his mother's killer.
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[Cover A] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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[Cover B - Variant Cover] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Garbett (signed)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Finale: The All-Over (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Lee Garbett (pages 1-18, 20, 26-28, 32); Pere Pérez (pages 19, 21-25, 29-31)
Inks
Alejandro Sicat (pages 1-18, 20, 26-28, 32); Walden Wong (pages 1-18, 20, 26-28, 32); Pere Pérez (pages 19, 21-25, 29-31)
Colors
Guy Major
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Justice League of America [JLA; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Donna Troy; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Hayden]; Jesse Quick [Jesse Chambers]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Skeets; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Rip Hunter; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Bush robots; Metron; Darkseid (villain)
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne returns, but the heroes must kill him before the Omega radiation permeating his body destroys time.
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Back in Time: The Return of Bruce Wayne Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / illustration / 16 pages (report information)

Pencils
Grant Morrison; Andy Kubert; Chris Sprouse; Frazer Irving; Yanick Paquette; Ryan Sook
Inks
Frazer Irving; Ryan Sook
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Pages of sketches by all the creators, including Grant Morrison's thumbnails.
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Lost in Time (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. [introductory pages]
    Batman
  3. 2. [Andy Kubert Cover]
    Batman
  4. 3. [Chris Sprouse Variant Cover]
    Batman
  5. 4. Part One: Shadow on Stone
    Batman
  6. 5. [Cover A]
    Batman
  7. 6. [Cover B - Variant Cover]
    Batman
  8. 7. Part Two: Until the End of Time
    Batman
  9. 8. [Cover A]
    Batman
  10. 9. [Cover B - Variant Cover]
    Batman
  11. 10. Part Three: The Bones of Bristol Bay
    Batman
  12. 11. [Cover A]
    Batman
  13. 12. [Cover B - Variant Cover]
    Batman
  14. 13. Part Four: Dark Night, Dark Rider
    Batman
  15. 14. [Cover A]
    Batman
  16. 15. [Cover B - Variant Cover]
    Batman
  17. 16. Part Five: Masquerade
    Batman
  18. 17. [Cover A]
    Batman
  19. 18. [Cover B - Variant Cover]
    Batman
  20. 19. Finale: The All-Over
    Batman
  21. 20. Back in Time: The Return of Bruce Wayne Sketchbook
    Batman
  22. 21. Lost in Time
    Batman
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