Batman  (1940)

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Batman #488

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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Bane

Azrael assumes the Batman mantle

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #490

Batman #489

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Batman #489

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Batman #490

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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #491

Batman #490

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Batman #490

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Batman #491

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Key Facts

Bane liberates Arkham Asylum's prisoners

Second and third printings exist

End of Knightfall prelude

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #492

Batman #491

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Batman #491

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Batman #491

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Key Facts

Death of Film Freak

Main story arc begins

Knightfall Part One

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #659

Batman #492

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Batman #492

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Batman #492

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Batman #492

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Platinum ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman #493

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DC ⋅ 1993

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Key Facts

Knightfall Part Three

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #660

Batman #493

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Batman #493

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Batman #494

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Knightfall Part Five

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #661

Batman #494

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Batman #495

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Knightfall Part Seven

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #662

Batman #495

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Batman #496

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Key Facts

Knightfall Part Nine

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #663

Batman #496

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Key Facts

Bane breaks Batman's back

Knightfall Part Eleven

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664

Batman #497

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Batman #497

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Batman #497

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Key Facts

Variant cover with card stock overlay

Batman #497

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Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019

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Batman #498

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Knightfall Part Fifteen

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #665

Batman #498

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Batman #499

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Knightfall Part Seventeen

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #666

Batman #499

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Key Facts

Azrael stands in for Batman after Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back in Batman #497

Azrael defeats Bane

Knightfall Part Nineteen

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #1

Batman #500

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Batman #500

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Batman #500

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Batman #500

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Batman #500

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Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Key Facts

Limited to 5,000 copies

Signed by Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Batman #500

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Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Limited to 9,500 copies

Signed by Mike Manley and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Batman #500

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Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Limited to 9,500 copies

Signed by Jim Aparo, Terry Austin and Doug Moench and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Key Facts

Limited to 1,993 copies

Signed by Bob Kane and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Batman #500

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Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Key Facts

Limited to 10,000 copies

Signed by Joe Quesada and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Batman #501

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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #502

Batman #501

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Batman #502

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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #669

Batman #502

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Batman #502

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Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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