Issue Details

Issue	#855
Published	September 2009
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-07-29. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Batman: Reborn"

Characters	Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Question [Renee Montoya] (inset)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	J. H. Williams III (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
Inks	J. H. Williams III (signed); Cully Hamner (inset)
Colors	J. H. Williams III (signed); Laura Martin (inset)

22 page Batwoman story "Elegy, Part 2: Misterioso"

Characters	Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Alice (villain)
Synopsis	"Batwoman captures her enemy, a madwoman known only as Alice who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras - including Kate! But when the tables are turned, Batwoman finds herself in a hallucination slamming the present into a collision with the past, and the hints of a threat that will claim the lives of every man, woman and child in Gotham City." [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Greg Rucka
Pencils	J. H. Williams III
Inks	J. H. Williams III
Colors	Dave Stewart
Letters	Todd Klein

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Blackest Night Checklist"

Genre

Superhero; Science Fiction

8 page The Question story "Pipeline, Chapter One / Part Two"

Characters	Question [Renee Montoya]; Varga (villain)
Synopsis	"Montoya's quest to find a missing young girl turns deadly." [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Greg Rucka
Pencils	Cully Hamner
Inks	Cully Hamner
Colors	Laura Martin
Letters	Jared K. Fletcher

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) DC Nation [176]: ["Can't say I didn't warn you!"]

Characters	Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [William Hand; Black Hand]; Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry]; Black Lantern [Deadman; Boston Brand]; Black Lantern [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-L]; Black Lantern [Firestorm; Ronnie Raymond]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Terra [Tara Markov]]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Script	Dan Didio
Pencils	Ivan Reis ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dan Didio talks about the Blackest Night specials debuting in August 2009.

5 page Superboy promo (ad from the publisher) "A Special Preview of Adventure Comics #1"

Characters	Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Francis Manapul
Inks	Francis Manapul
Colors	Brian Buccellato
Letters	Steve Wands
Editing	Elisabeth V. Gehrlein; Sean Ryan (associate)
Notes	A 5 page preview of Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #1.