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Issue Details

Issue #213
Published February 2007
Cover Price $2.99; $4.00 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joey Cavalieri; Michael Wright (associate)

Cover Details

Characters Batman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Walter Simonson (signed)
Inks Walter Simonson (signed)
Colors Mike Atiyeh (signed)

22 page Batman story "Otaku"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; VILLAINS: Ernie Patino; Otaku [Rentaro Hara]; Aiko [Maureen Brenner]; Mighty Giant
Synopsis A man who collects everything has begun collecting superhero memorabilia, and he's after something that belongs to Batman! The Dark Knight must travel to Tokyo to track down "The Otaku!" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero
Script Matt Wayne
Pencils Steven Cummings
Inks Steven Cummings
Colors Mike Atiyeh
Letters Phil Balsman

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation: #40"

Script Mark Chiarello
Letters typeset
Notes Mark Chiarello, art director, asks readers to pick the best DC cover from the last 60 years. The page contains 62 random DC Covers in one large matrix. DC house ads for 52 #33, FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #7, THE SPIRIT #1 and BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214.