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Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Battle Lines #1
Dates
- Cover date
- October 2023
- On sale
- August 29, 2023
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (8)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Joe Quesada & Kevin Nowlan Black and White Cardstock Variant Cover
Barcode 76194138135000161
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Creators
pencils: Jorge Jiménez, Mike Hawthorneinks: Jorge Jiménez, Adriano Di Benedettocolors: Jorge Jiménez, Romulo Fajardo Jr.script: Tini Howard, Chip Zdarskyletters: Clayton Cowles
Stories
- The Gotham War [Chapter 1]: Battle Lines · 40 pages
After being worn down from his recent battles with Failsafe, Red Mask, and Insomnia, Batman awakens from a 8-week long sleep. He finds that in his absence crime has gone down, with the major villains not being able to hire enough henchmen to pull off their crimes. He soon learns that Catwoman is responsible for hiring away the underlings and planning profitable non-violent crimes for them. She makes a proposal to the Bat-family to let her continue her operations that have resulted in making the city safer, but Batman refuses to consider her offer, placing them at odds.
Reprinted in
Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War (2024)