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CATALOG RECORD

Batman #679

DC · Series began 1940 · September 2008

Dates

Cover date
September 2008
On sale
August 13, 2008
In stores
August 13, 2008
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #679 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Story arc: Batman R.I.P.

This is part 7 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Batman #676
  2. Batman #677
  3. Batman #678
  4. Robin #175
  5. Detective Comics #846
  6. Robin #176
  7. Batman #679
  8. Detective Comics #847
  9. Batman #680
  10. Nightwing #148
  11. Detective Comics #848
  12. Batman and the Outsiders #11
  13. Nightwing #149
  14. Detective Comics #849
  15. Batman and the Outsiders #12
  16. Batman #681
  17. Detective Comics #850
  18. Nightwing #150
  19. Batman and the Outsiders #13
  20. Batman #701
  21. Batman #702

Creators

pencils: Alex Ross, Tony S. Daniel, Michael Turnerinks: Alex Ross, Sandu Florea, Michael Turnercolors: Alex Ross, Guy Major, Peter Steigerwaldscript: Grant Morrison, Dan DiDioletters: Randolph Gentile

Stories

  • Batman R.I.P.: Miracle on Crime Alley · 22 pages

    Batman slips further into his Zur-En-Arrh identity, and the Black Glove continues to go after his allies.

Publisher’s description

Robin searches for Batman and calls in backup! Meanwhile, the Club of Villains--The Hunchback, Pierrot Lunaire, King Kraken, Charlie Caligula, Scorpiana and El Sombrero--descend on Arkham! And Batman pulls together a version of himself you have to see to believe!

Reprinted in

Batman R.I.P.: The Deluxe Edition (2009), Batman: R.I.P. (2010), Batman Unwrapped: R.I.P. (2015), DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017), Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2018), Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2018), Batman by Grant Morrison (2024)

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