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Issue Details

Issue #590
Published June 2001
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Bob Schreck; Michael Wright (Associate)

Cover Details

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre superhero
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Scott McDaniel
Colors Patrick Martin

22 page Batman story "Close Before Striking: Act Three"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle; Ventriloquist
Synopsis Batman tracks the Ventriloquist, intent on killing him. As the physical conflict goes on, he fights an inner battle between his persona and "Matches". In the end he is able to shrug off the "Matches" persona and just take Ventriloquist into custody.
Genre superhero
Script Brian K. Vaughan
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Karl Story
Colors Roberta Tewes; Wildstorm F/X (separations)
Letters John Costanza

1 page letters page "Bat Signals"

12 page advertisement "various"

Synopsis [inside front] Starburst; [5] Tang; [6] In house -- Legion Worlds; [9] Tobacco Is Whacko (PSA); [13] Pokemon Stadium; [17] Right Guard Xtreme Sport; [21] In house -- DC Direct Poison Ivy Statue; [22] In house -- Green Lantern: Dragon Lord; [27] In house -- DC Direct Agents of Planetary figures; [28] In house -- DC Direct Green Lantern Hal Jordan Power Ring prop; [inside back] Corn Nuts; [back] got milk