| Issue | #659 |
| Published | January 2007 |
| Cover Price | $2.99; $4.00 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Peter Tomasi; Michael Siglain (associate) |
| Characters | Batman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gregory Lauren |
| Inks | Gregory Lauren |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne; disguised as Gary Peterson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Amina Franklin; Dr. Wayne Franklin (flashback); Dr. Nancy Stavrides; Officer Milhone; VILLAINS: Grotesk; Donny Lucido (dies); Perun |
| Synopsis | Three horrific murders rock Gotham with only one gruesome connection: parts of the victim's faces have been carved away. Meanwhile, a brutal Russian gangster called Perun threatens Amina Franklin, a doctor working at Leslie Thompkins clinic, which brings in not only the Batman but his bizarre new foe: Grotesk! [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | John Ostrander |
| Pencils | Tom Mandrake |
| Inks | Tom Mandrake |
| Colors | Nathan Eyring |
| Letters | Rob Leigh |
| Script | Dan Didio |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Dan Didio weekly column celebrating Thanksgiving and asking the editorial staff what they are thankful for. DC house ads for CONNOR HAWKE: DRAGON'S BLOOD #1, GUY GARDNER: COLLATERAL DAMAGE #1, HAWKGIRL #58 and BATMAN #660. |