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Batman 492 Platinum Edition |
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Batman 492 Modern |
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CGC |
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0796034006
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"Knightfall (part I)-Crossed Eyes Dotty Teas"
Platinum edition
Following the massive Arkham breakout, the Mad Hatter is the first to make a move. He sends Film Freak out to find out who sprung them from confinement, then invotes Batman to a little tea party. The thugs at the tea party are easily defeated, and Film Freak is killed by Bane.
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Batman 493 |
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Batman 493 Modern |
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CGC |
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0754532004
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"Knightfall (Part III)-Redslash"
Zsasz has found his way to a boarding school where he plans to add some of the girls to his tally of kills, having already killed two police officers there. Montoya and Batman work together to bring him in, but Batman is getting really tired.
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Batman 494 |
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Batman 494 Modern |
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CGC |
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0042346008
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"Knightfall (Part V) - Night Terrors"
Robin escapes from the Gotham sewer system, while the Joker teams up with serial killer Cornelius Stirk. When Stirk fouls up the Joker's plans, the Scarecrow steps in with a plan of his own, and the two of them take a trip to see Mayor Krol.
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Batman 497 |
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Batman 497 Modern |
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CGC |
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0051144001
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"Knightfall (Part XI) - The Broken Bat"
Bruce Wayne enters his study at Wayne Manor and finds Bane waiting for him. He is shocked to find that Bane knows his secret identity, and Bane states that he has always known who he was, but that the Batman was his true persona, whereas Bruce Wayne was merely a façade. Batman realizes that Bane is responsible for the Arkham breakout and for all of the trouble he has been experiencing as of late. Bruce sheds his bathrobe and dons his cape and cowl. Bane pumps himself full of Venom and the two begin fighting.
Batman is exhausted from fighting Gotham's criminal underworld non-stop for nearly three nights. Bane however, is in top form and easily smashes Batman through the grandfather clock that leads to the access hatch into the Batcave. Batman stumbles down the steps and Bane trails after him. Alfred, severely injured, manages to crawl to the front door of the manor and gets to his feet. He begins limping across the yard towards Drake Manor. Tim Drake answers the door and Alfred tells him that they may need an ambulance.
Bane meanwhile, continues to hammer away at Batman. He picks him up and batters him across the various souvenirs in the Batcave including the over-sized penny and the display case containing the costume of the late Jason Todd. Bane pummels him several more times, determined to break Batman's spirit. Broken and bleeding, Batman tells Bane to "go to Hell". Not satisfied with merely killing the Bat, Bane wants to leave him in complete agony. He picks him up with both hands then drives him down across his knee, shattering Batman's spine.
The bat is broken.
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Detective Comics 660 |
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Detective Comics 660 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0900029025
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Owner Comments
"Knightfall (Part IV) - Crocodile Tears"
Batman is completely exhausted following his encounter with Zsasz, yet knows that many more of Arkham's lunatics are still at large. Bane captures Robin, but the arrival of Killer Croc, hell-bent on paying Bane back for breaking his arms, proves to be a considerable distraction. Robin works free of his bonds, but he, Bane and Croc are swept away through Gotham's sewer system.
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Detective Comics 662 |
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Detective Comics 662 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0972434002
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Owner Comments
"Knightfall (Part VIII) - Burning Questions"
The Riddler's goons decide they've had enough of waiting for him to concoct riddles relating to their next big score. They decide to take on the job themselves without him, and chase him out onto the streets in a rain of bullets. Dejected and disappointed, the Riddler wonders why his riddles haven't received any response from the GCPD. After passing an electronics store, he comes up with a new way to give his riddles to a much wider audience.
In the Batcave, Robin works off some of his frustrations regarding the fact that Batman allowed him to do all of the footwork for the Firefly case, but has made him sit out on the bust. The last place on Robin's list of potential targets for Firefly is Gotham City Zoo.
Bored, Robin begins channel surfing on the Batcomputer's TV monitor, much to Alfred's disgust. He happens upon the Cassie Josie Rudolpho show, where a former Arkham Asylum employee, Dr. Simpson Flander, is hawking his new pop-psychology book. When Cassie takes questions from the audience, one audience member steps up, and begins asking riddles. It is the Riddler in disguise, and he has rigged himself with dynamite. Robin heads for the studio where the show is filmed as fast as he can.
At the Zoo, Batman seeks out Firefly, following the arsonist's peals of mad laughter. Fortunately, Batman has outfitted himself with a flame resistant Batsuit and a re-breather, to withstand Firefly's attacks. Still the heat drains him of his energy, and the weight of the suit drags him down. As a result of his exhaustion, Batman clumsily falls into a cage with some leopards, who angrily attack. Firefly takes the opportunity to make his escape while Batman is forced to use flame-retardant Halon on the cats to daze them, and give chase. He manages to catch up with Firefly enough to wrap his Batrope around the villain, and leave him dangling over an alligator pit.
While the police struggle to come up with a way to handle the Riddler's commandeering of a live talk-show, Robin sneaks in through through a vent, and leaps down onto the stage, spraying Riddler's hand with a fast-acting epoxy to keep him from being able to activate the detonator to the dynamite around his chest. Harvey Bullock and the bomb squad rush in, and arrest the Riddler, and Bullock warns Robin that he could have killed everyone by being so brash, and acting alone. Meanwhile, the Riddler's former gang has broken into the post office, and stolen a fortune in blank money orders, stamps, and cash. As they make their getaway, however, they come face to face with Huntress, who apprehends them all without much effort. With Firefly captured, Batman keeps count of the eight minor Arkham escapees that he's recaptured, but worries that he won't have the stamina to face Riddler, Scarecrow and Joker - not to mention Bane.
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Detective Comics 665 |
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Detective Comics 665 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0707244020
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Owner Comments
"Knightfall (Part XVI) - Lightning Changes"
Batman and Robin are out on the streets of Gotham once more, but now Batman is Jean-Paul Valley, and his methods are noticeably more brutal that those of the 'real' Batman. He and Robin pursue some of Gotham's gangsters, finding that Tony Bressi's kids have been kidnapped by Bane; Jean-Paul plans to use this to lead him to the man who broke the bat. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne, confined to a wheelchair, witnesses a gang kidnap Jack Drake and Shondra Kinsolving. He manages to knock one of them out, but the others get away with their captives.
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Detective Comics 666 |
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Detective Comics 666 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0942502014
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Owner Comments
"Knightfall (Part XVIII) - The Devil You Know"
Jean-Paul Valley is determined to find Bane and bring him down. Part of his motivation stems from a need to prove himself as the new Batman. He visits Commissioner Gordon at Gotham City Police Headquarters, hoping to find out if Bane's recently captured Henchman have given him up.
Though Bullock and Kitch have questioned them for nearly 24 hours, the hoods seem unlikely to talk. Batman asks where the underlings are being held, but when Gordon finishes telling him, he realizes that, uncharacteristically, Batman is still in the room. He begins to suspect that this is a different Batman than he is used to dealing with.
After being questioned, Zombie, Trogg and Bird are returned to their cells. Suddenly, a bag containing a gas mask falls into Bird's cell with a note saying "Watch and wait. - B." Believing that their boss has decided to spring them, Bird dons the mask, and a smoke grenade goes off outside the cell, giving him the chance to spring his friends. All the while, the Batman watches from a safe distance.
At Drake Manor, Tim Drake has to cover for his father's kidnapping in front of the housekeeper, Mrs. McIlvaine. However, Tim has difficulties masking his concern, with his father and Dr. Shondra Kinsolving kidnapped, and his broken mentor Bruce Wayne gone to look for them in Santa Prisca with Alfred Pennyworth. Despite the fact that Jean-Paul has made it clear that Robin is not a welcome partner, Tim concludes that Bruce Wayne is the only man who can take his role away from him, and that he will continue.
Bane's henchman return to his hideout, but he professes no knowledge of their escape. Obviously, Batman helped them to escape so that they would lead him to Bane. Moments later, the Batman bursts through the window. He takes out the goons, and is suddenly struck by Bane. Bane is annoyed that he must face what he believes is a pretender. Jean-Paul claims that he is the only Batman worth concerning himself with. Jean-Paul's aggressiveness and apparent willingness to kill amuses Bane, who suggests that this pretender could bring ruin to the Batman's name - knowing well that Bruce Wayne would never kill.
Despite Jean-Paul's confidence in his abilities, Bane soon has him at his mercy. He prepares to drop Jean-Paul from a great height to his death below.
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