Issue Details

Issue	#853
Published	April 2009
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Mike Marts; Janelle Siegel (assistant)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-04-22

Cover Details - "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 2 of 2 [Cover A]"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks	Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors	Alex Sinclair [signed as Sinc]
Notes	50/50 cover
Reprinted	in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] [art only]; in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] [art only]; in Batman Universe (Panini Comics (fr), 2010 series) #1

Cover Details - "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 2 of 2 [Cover B - Variant Cover]"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks	Andy Kubert (signed)
Colors	Alex Sinclair [signed as Sinc]
Notes	50/50 cover
Reprinted	in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] [art only]; in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] [art only]

28 page Batman story "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Part 2 of 2"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Azrael; Bat-Girl [Bette Kane]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Harvey Bullock; Martha Wayne; Thomas Wayne; Bane (villain); Catwoman [Selina Kyle; as Cat-Woman] (villain); Clayface (villain); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain); Joe Chill (villain); Joker (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); Mr. Freeze [Victor Friese] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Ra's al Ghul (villain); Red Hood (villain); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Talia al Ghul (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain); Musketeer; Spoiler
Synopsis	Batman discusses his visions with his mother, trying to determine if he's having a dream or if he's really dead.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Neil Gaiman
Pencils	Andy Kubert
Inks	Scott Williams
Colors	Alex Sinclair
Letters	Jared K. Fletcher
Notes	Story continued from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #686.
Reprinted	in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]; in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (DC, 2010 series) #[nn]; in Batman Universe (Panini Comics (fr), 2010 series) #1

6 page Batman illustration "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Sketchbook by Andy Kubert"

Characters	Joker (villain); Bat-Mite; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Catwoman [Selina Kyle; as Cat-Woman] (villain); Joe Chill (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Ra's al Ghul (villain); Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain); Martha Wayne; Thomas Wayne; Bruce Wayne [Batman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Andy Kubert
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]; in Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (DC, 2010 series) #[nn]

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [154]: Okay, I Have To Make This DC Nation A Quick One"

Characters	Superboy-Prime; Superboy [Conner Kent]
Script	Dan Didio
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dan Didio discusses his week, and the meetings to discuss Blackest Night and the 2009 Superman titles. House ad for Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1.