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Batman #588 (2001) · The Collector

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Batman (1940)
#588

DC Comics#588

Batman

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Batman #588

Close Before Striking: Act One

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: April 2001
On sale: Feb 7, 2001
Cover price: $2.25
Pages: 40
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Using the "Matches" Malone cover, Batman shuts down Ventriloquist's gun running operation. Ventriloquist puts out a contract on "Matches." Oracle calls the cave looking for Batman, surprised to see him there since "Matches" was just shot in a bar in Gotham.

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Printing not stated · $2.25

Credits

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Penciller: Scott McDaniel
Inker: Karl Story
Colorists: Roberta Tewes, Wildstorm FX
Letterer: John Costanza
Cover: Scott McDaniel
Cover colors: Patrick Martin
Editor: Bob Schreck
Associate editor: Michael Wright

Characters

Arnold Wesker
Barbara Gordon
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Dick Grayson
Nightwing
Oracle
Scarface
The Ventriloquist

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