COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Batman 91 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2125544019
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Owner:
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ParadoxTremors
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Bought from "comicmaster4000" on eBay 11-15-2020.
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Synopsis (spoilers ahead): At a rooftop bar in Gotham City, Joker tells his side of the story as to how Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and himself met the Designer. As he doodles on bar napkins, the Joker relays how each villain helped concoct a plan, which led to them receiving marching orders from the Designer to fulfill these plans. The true purpose, according to Joker, wasn’t to help foster these villains’ careers and tap into their true potential. It was to clear out criminal opposition and hand over Gotham City to the Designer.
“In time, it was the jester’s turn, and the devil asked him what he wanted more than anything in the world,” Joker says. “And the jester said to him… I want to be the devil. And then he killed him.”
After the recap ends, the bartender asks the Joker why he told him this story. The Joker says that he wants the bartender to know the context for this evening’s entertainment, so he’ll get the joke. Joker then gets up, asks for a phone, and calls Punchline to make sure everything is in place.
Across Gotham, Deathstroke fends off the Batspawn, Batman’s drone army. As Batman closes in on Deathstroke’s location via the Batwing, he orders Lucius Fox to call them off. The Batwing then descends upon Deathstroke, and Slade responds by jabbing his sword through its windshield.
At Riddler’s compound, Catwoman and Harley check on the captured assassins. Much to their dismay, the assassins are gone. Television screens light up around them, and the Designer informs the duo that he’s taken the assassins off the board. He tells Catwoman and Harley that the real games are about to begin, noting that Catwoman played her part perfectly in driving Batman insane. After the Designer finishes talking, a bunch of mind-controlled GCPD officers burst through the door.
Across Gotham, Batman and Deathstroke exchange blows atop the Batwing. During the fight, Batman argues about the escalation between himself and the criminals of Gotham City. He rages about how he constantly needs to construct bigger and more frightening weapons to keep criminals from harming the citizens of Gotham. Deathstroke retorts by arguing that Batman escalated first. Batman leaps into Deathstroke, and the two tumble down toward the pavement. Batman demands that Deathstroke tell him where the Designer is hiding, or they’ll both die.
At Riddler’s compound, Catwoman rigs the base to explode if one of the Designer’s mind-controlled goons steps on the wrong tiles on the floor. One does, and she then pulls Harley away from the fight. The two nearly escape from the exploding compound.
On the streets of Gotham, Harley and Catwoman dust themselves off. Catwoman tells Harley that she gave the Designer details on how to rob everyone blind, but she’s resolved to do it before he can.
Deathstroke tells Batman that he doesn’t know where the Designer is. Batman uses his bat grapple to prevent them from plummeting onto the asphalt. As the two assume fighting stances, a nearby video screen comes to life with the Designer’s face. As the Designer taunts Batman, Batman responds by demanding they square off face-to-face. Riddler then steps forward from behind the Designer.
“Now that wouldn’t be fair,” Riddler says. “I haven’t had my turn to play....”
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