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497Late July 1993
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Batman #497

DC · Late July 1993 · on sale 1993-05-27

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Identification plate

Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#497
Publication date
Late July 1993
Key date
1993-07-00
On-sale date
1993-05-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Knightfall 11cover1pencils: Kelley Jones; inks: Kelley Jones; colors: Bob Le Rose; editing: Curtis KingBatman; Bane
1The Broken Bat [Knightfall 11]comic story22script: Doug Moench; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Richard StarkingsBatman; Alfred Pennyworth; Sondra Kinsolving; Tim Drake [Robin]; Bane (villain); Black Mask (flashback); Metalhead (flashback); Riddler (flashback); Joker (flashback); Two-Face (flashback); Scarecrow (flashback); Mad Hatter (flashback); Zsasz (flashback); Firefly (flashback); Poison Ivy (flashback)
2-letters page2script: Jordan B. Gorfinkel

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230430128
Second Printingprice 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD
Third Printingprice 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Broken Bat
ISBN 1-56389-142-5		1993On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
Batman: Knightfall #1
ISBN 9781401233792		2012On eBay ›
Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4758-4		2014On eBay ›
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7042-1		2017On eBay ›
Batman: Knightfall: 25th Anniversary Edition #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8429-9		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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