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Batman #589 (2001) · The Collector

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Batman (1940)
#589

DC Comics#589

Batman

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Batman #589

Close Before Striking: Act Two

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: May 2001
On sale: Mar 7, 2001
Cover price: $2.25
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Batman reveals he "borrowed" the "Matches" ID from a supposedly dead arsonist. Finding the dying "Matches" at the bar, Batman slips into that persona and sets out to "get" Ventriloquist.

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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

Batman [Bruce Wayne
Matches Malone
Nightwing
Oracle
Scarface
Ventriloquist

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