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Batman #686 (2009) · The Collector

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Batman (1940)
#686

DC Comics#686

Batman

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Batman #686

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 1 of 2: The Beginning of the End

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: April 2009
On sale: Feb 11, 2009
Cover price: $3.99
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Andy Kubert Direct Sales CoverMain
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3rd

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Alex Ross Direct Sales Cover

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Credits

Writer: Neil Gaiman
Penciller: Andy Kubert
Inker: Scott Williams
Colorist: Alex Sinclair
Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher
Cover: Andy Kubert
Cover colors: Alex Sinclair
Editor: Mike Marts
Assistant editor: Janelle Asselin
Other: Kurt Busiek

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth
also as Cat-Woman]
Batman
Catwoman [Selina Kyle
Clarence
Commissioner James Gordon
Dick Grayson
Gentleman Ghost
Harley Quinn
Harvey Bullock
Joe Chill
Joker
Jonathan Crane
Kirk Langstrom
Mad Hatter
Martha Wayne
Mr. Freeze
Oracle
Penguin
Poison Ivy
Ra's Al Ghul
Red Hood
Renee Montoya
Riddler
Thomas Wayne
Two-Face

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