Absolute Batman #18

Dates

Cover date

May 2026

On sale

March 11, 2026

In stores

March 11, 2026

Final order cutoff

February 16, 2026

Pages

32

Editions and covers (32)

Copies of #18 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Nick Dragotta Cover

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• Giuseppe Camuncoli Cardstock Variant Cover

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• Declan Shalvey Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194138584601831

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• Carmine Di Giandomenico Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194138584601851

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• Mahmud Asrar Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194138584601821

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• Mike Mayhew Cardstock Variant Cover

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• 2nd printing

  Second Printing Nick Dragotta Logo Color Variant Cover

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Barcode 76194138584601812

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• The Comic Mint Exclusive Nathan Szerdy Variant Cover

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Creators

Stories

• The Seventh Kingdom - Part 2 · 24 pages

Publisher’s description

ABSOLUTE IVY'S TENDRILS CONTINUE TO INFECT GOTHAM CITY! After the explosive reveal ending last issue, and Batman continues to fight Poison Ivy's mutated monsters and winds up uncovering an even more gruesome horror that has embedded itself in the city's very foundations. All while the Joker's machinations start to coalesce in a partnership with a new ally.

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