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Batman 495

BATMAN #495

Cover Date: Late June 1993
Cover Price: $1.25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Kelley Jones (signed)
Colors: Bob LeRose


Story: "[Knightfall 7]: Strange Deadfellows" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDoug Moench
PencilsJim Aparo
InksBob Wiacek
LetteringRichard Starkings
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingDennis O'Neil

Feature Character(s):

Batman (in between Detective Comics #661 and #662)

Supporting Character(s):

Jean-Paul Valley (next in Detective Comics #664)
Alfred Pennyworth (in between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Armand Krol (last in Detective Comics #661)
Shondra Kinsolving (next in issue #497)
James Gordon (next in flashback in Showcase '93 #7)
Harvey Bullock (in between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Leslie Thompkins (last in Detective Comics #579; next in issue #505)
Lucius Fox (last in Detective Comics #658; next in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33)

Villain(s):

Firefly II (in between Detective Comics #661 and #662)
Poison Ivy (last in issue #491; next in Showcase '94 #3)
Bane
Bird
Trogg (last in Detective Comics #660)
Zombie
Joker (last in Detective Comics #661)
Scarecrow (last in Detective Comics #661)

Other Character(s):

Talon (next in Detective Comics #663)

Comment(s):

Story continues in Detective Comics #662.

Solicitation:

"Knightfall" part 7, continued from DETECTIVE COMICS #661. Poison Ivy plots to control Gotham's wealthiest and most influential men, while the Joker and Scarecrow have some fun with Mayor Krol and Gotham's finest! Continued in DETECTIVE COMICS #662.

Synopsis:

Batman allows Firefly to escape in order to save both their lives, then crashes out back at Wayne Manor. That evening, Gotham's cops having been sent off on a wild goose chase by Joker and Scarecrow, he attends a charity gala which is gatecrashed by Poison Ivy. He is able to bring an end to Ivy's activities, but the Gotham SWAT team is caught in an explosion elsewhere, and Bane is still out there, watching and waiting.


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