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Issue Details

Issue #679
Published September 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts

Cover Details - "Batman R.I.P."

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (painted)
Inks Alex Ross (painted)
Colors Alex Ross (painted)

Cover Details - "Batman R.I.P.: Zur-En-Arrh! [Variant Cover]"

Characters Zur-En-Arrh [Batman; Bruce Wayne]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Tony S. Daniel (signed)
Inks Tony S. Daniel (signed)

22 page Batman story "Batman R.I.P.: Miracle on Crime Alley"

Characters Zur-En-Arrh [Batman; Bruce Wayne]; Bat-Mite (hallucination); Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; The Club of Heroes [The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]; The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]]; Jezebel Jet; Dr. Arkham; Joker (villain; cameo); Black Glove [Doctor Hurt [Simon Hurt] (villain)]; Club of Villains [Charlie Caligula (villain); El Sombrero (villain); King Kraken (villain); Hunchback [Le Bossu; also as Dr. Dax] (villain); Murder Mime [Pierrot Lunaire] (villain); Scorpiana (villain); Spring-Heeled Jack (villain)]
Synopsis Batman slips further into his Zur-En-Arrh identity, and the Black Glove continues to go after his allies.
Genre Superhero
Script Grant Morrison
Pencils Tony Daniel
Inks Sandu Florea
Colors Guy Major
Letters Randy Gentile

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 123"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Script Dan Didio
Pencils Michael Turner; ?
Inks Michael Turner; ?
Colors Peter Steigerwald; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Tribute to Michael Turner, who passed away on June 27, 2008. Hot list - AMBUSH BUG: YEAR NONE #1, JOKER'S ASYLUM: SCARECROW #1 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN #50. House ad for BATMAN #680. Issue actually released the same week as the DC Nation 126 column.
Reprinted from Superman / Batman (DC, 2003 series) #13 [Cover A; partial cover]