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Issue Details

Issue #588
Published April 2001
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 40
Editing Bob Schreck; Michael Wright (Associate)

Cover Details

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon
Genre superhero
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Scott McDaniel
Colors Patrick Martin

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

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Oracle; "Matches" Malone; Ventriloquist
Synopsis Using the "Matches" Malone cover, Batman shuts down Ventriloquist's gun running operation. Ventriloquist puts out a contract on "Matches." Oracle calls the cave looking for Batman, surprised to see him there since "Matches" was just shot in a bar in Gotham.
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"

16 page advertisement "various"

Synopsis [inside front] Snickers; [5] Oni (game); [6] Farscape (DVD); [9] Think Don't Smoke (PSA); [10] Tang; [14] Corn Nuts Sweepstakes entry form (1/3 page) & In house -- Green Arrow, Superboy's Legion (2/3 page); [15] Corn Nuts Sweepstakes; [18-19] Sim Coaster; [21] Twix; [23] Portal Runner; [27] Mario Tennis; [28] My Anti-Drug (PSA); [33] Paper Mario; [inside back] Skittles; [back] got chocolate milk