Issue Details

Issue	#851
Published	February 2009
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mike Marts; Janelle Siegel (assistant)

Cover Details - "Last Rites"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Guillem March (signed)
Inks	Guillem March (signed)
Colors	Guillem March (signed)

Cover Details - "Last Rites [Variant Cover]"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Hush [Thomas Elliot]; Scarface; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Joker; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Tony S. Daniel (signed)
Inks	Tony S. Daniel (signed)

22 page Batman story "Batman: Last Rites Last Days of Gotham Part 1 of 2"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth; Millicent Mayne (first appearance); Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Gracchus (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)
Synopsis	Alfred calls Nightwing to Gotham City to go after Two-Face.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Denny O'Neil
Pencils	Guillem March
Inks	Guillem March
Colors	Guillem March
Letters	Jared K. Fletcher
Notes	Batman does not appear in this issue. Story continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #684.

4 page Mortal Kombat; DC Universe advertisement "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe"

Genre	Superhero; Martial Arts
Notes	Ad for Mortal Combat vs. DC Universe video game.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [142]: Here We Are!"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Script	Dan Didio
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dan Didio talks about what's coming up in the Batman titles. House ad for Batman #684.